“Formalizing and Securing Relationships on Public Networks”
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“Formalizing and Securing Relationships on Public Networks” is a seminal 1997 paper by Nick Szabo that introduced and rigorously defined the concept of smart contracts for use over the internet.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19401853 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “Formalizing and Securing Relationships on Public Networks” Context triple: [Nick Szabo, notableWork, “Formalizing and Securing Relationships on Public Networks”]
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A.
Network Security: Private Communication in a Public World
"Network Security: Private Communication in a Public World" is a widely used technical book that explains the principles, protocols, and practical mechanisms for securing digital communications over insecure networks.
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B.
Secure Information Exchange Network Application
The Secure Information Exchange Network Application (SIENA) is Europol’s secure communication platform used by law enforcement authorities across Europe to exchange sensitive criminal intelligence and operational information.
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C.
Quest for secure identity
"Quest for secure identity" is a narrative centered on a character’s struggle to establish a stable, authentic sense of self amid internal doubts and external pressures.
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D.
Opportunistic Wireless Encryption
Opportunistic Wireless Encryption is a security mechanism that provides unauthenticated encryption for open wireless networks to protect data from passive eavesdropping without requiring user credentials.
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E.
Secrecy, Authentication, and Public Key Systems
"Secrecy, Authentication, and Public Key Systems" is Ralph Merkle's influential doctoral thesis that helped lay the foundations of modern public-key cryptography and secure communication protocols.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “Formalizing and Securing Relationships on Public Networks” Target entity description: “Formalizing and Securing Relationships on Public Networks” is a seminal 1997 paper by Nick Szabo that introduced and rigorously defined the concept of smart contracts for use over the internet.
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A.
Network Security: Private Communication in a Public World
"Network Security: Private Communication in a Public World" is a widely used technical book that explains the principles, protocols, and practical mechanisms for securing digital communications over insecure networks.
-
B.
Secure Information Exchange Network Application
The Secure Information Exchange Network Application (SIENA) is Europol’s secure communication platform used by law enforcement authorities across Europe to exchange sensitive criminal intelligence and operational information.
-
C.
Quest for secure identity
"Quest for secure identity" is a narrative centered on a character’s struggle to establish a stable, authentic sense of self amid internal doubts and external pressures.
-
D.
Opportunistic Wireless Encryption
Opportunistic Wireless Encryption is a security mechanism that provides unauthenticated encryption for open wireless networks to protect data from passive eavesdropping without requiring user credentials.
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E.
Secrecy, Authentication, and Public Key Systems
"Secrecy, Authentication, and Public Key Systems" is Ralph Merkle's influential doctoral thesis that helped lay the foundations of modern public-key cryptography and secure communication protocols.
- F. None of above. chosen
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