Re: computer-go: Authenticating the identity of a remote go-pla

[tjohnson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

> Hmmm, isn't it possible in Java to invoke a program such that it has no I/O
> privileges whatsoever, except to accept arguments from and return a result
> to the caller?  In that case, the tournament organizer could send a Java
> stub to the participant that communicates securely with the tournament site,
> and invokes a local Go program written in Java that (short of hacking the
> Java virtual machine) cannot obtain any hidden input.

Supposing that worked.  You'd have to force everyone to write/rewrite their go
programs in Java - not terribly enjoyable for people who don't like or don't
know Java.  In my view, that would be an even bigger imposition than having to
organize time to fly somewhere to participate in a competition at the same
physical location.

-Tom J.