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Very helpful entry, but I see that one section seems to have been cut short:

Security overview For instance, an administrator may have established a policy that only certain users may use the tape backup facility. (Perhaps the administrator has concerns that unrestricted use might result in someone smuggling out a tape containing important information; but the precise...

Is there an editor for this subject who can complete this? Many thanks! Steve Rosera 16:45, 12 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed it by reverting the deletion. The section is now complete, but poorly and confusingly written. 66.27.53.114 01:59, 26 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Grammar question

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The grammar of the first sentence may be unclear:

In cryptography, a key distribution center (KDC) is part of a cryptosystem intended to reduce the risks inherent in exchanging keys.

The phrase "intended to reduce..." is modifying "cryptosystem", not "key distribution center". This might be a clearer way to say it:

In cryptography, a key distribution center (KDC) is the part of a cryptosystem that is intended to reduce the risks inherent in exchanging keys.

Mansoorq (talk) 17:49, 17 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]