Re: [ogpx] Seed capability behavior

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Subject: Re: [ogpx] Seed capability behavior
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>the docs so far suggest that caps are 128 bit uuid's. if you're going to guess, you only
>have a 2^-128 chance of guessing correctly. by comparison, the chance that a gamma
>ray burst will cause a mass extinction event today is 2.7 * 10 ^ -12 (or about 2^-39) 


but caps are really more about delegation. you get a cap so you can delegate a privilege to a deputy.