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Distributed System Security Architecture
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<p>Distributed System Security Architecture or (DSSA) is a <a href="/facts/Computer_security/7E5dIy7G">computer security</a> architecture that provides a suite of <a href="/facts/Subroutine/9vFJrg0A">functions</a> including login, authentication, and <a href="/facts/Access_control/08zE5Pz8">access control</a> in a <a href="/facts/Distributed_system/o5nyhqTF">distributed system</a>. To differ from other similar architectures, the DSSA architecture offers the ability to access all these functions without the trusted <a href="/facts/Server_(computing)/dEaYFD7r">server</a> (known as a <a href="/facts/Certificate_authority/WAo8vMTN">certificate authority</a>) being active. </p><p>In DSSA, security objects are handled by owners and access is controlled by the central, universally trusted, certificate authority. </p>