*Fuse*: (n) 1) Software or hardware to isolate a net, system or subsystem in the event of detection of a security or resource use problem. 2) reputation. *Crowbar*: (n) Type of _cannibal_ that, on detecting a security or resource use problem, blows _fuses_ in outside systems by flooding communications channels with noise, triggering security checks in other systems, and/or exhausting bank accounts, credit lines and stores of _e-cash_. The effect of a crowbar is harder to reset by a presumed intruder than that of an internal fuse. A countermeasure to _mug shots_. *Mug Shots*: (n) Backups of the state of a system to allow repeated attempts at cracking it. A countermeasure to _cannibals_. *Runaway*: (n) Endless echoing of messages caused by bugs in routing software. Usually refers to a bug that exacerbates its own trigger conditions, such as traffic level or lack of storage space. -fnerd@smds.com ~ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.3a aKxB8nktcBAeQHabQP/d7yhWgpGZBIoIqII8cY9nG55HYHgvtoxiQCVAgUBLMs3K ui6XaCZmKH68fOWYYySKAzPkXyfYKnOlzsIjp2toust1Q5A3/n54PBKrUDN9tHVz 3Ch466q9EKUuDulTU6OLsilzmRvQJn0EJhzd4pht6hanC0R3seYNhUYhoJViCcCG sRjLQs4iVVM= =9wqs -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----