Cryptographic Authority
Distributed Authority
The principle that cryptographic signing power should be physically separated across multiple devices, locations, and custodians so that coercion at any single point is insufficient.
Definition
The principle that cryptographic power should never concentrate in a single device, location, or individual. Distributed authority means that signing capability is physically separated — a Rune in a London residence, another in a Swiss bank vault, a third with an estate attorney. Coercion at any single point is mathematically insufficient. Authority is preserved precisely because it is dispersed.