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ALTS

Application Layer Transport Security (ALTS) is a Google-developed authentication and transport encryption system used for securing remote procedure call (RPC) within Google machines. Google started its development in 2007, as a tailored modification of TLS.

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Article summary

Application Layer Transport Security (ALTS) is a Google-developed authentication and transport encryption system used for securing remote procedure call (RPC) within Google machines. Google started its development in 2007, as a tailored modification of TLS.

Key claims

  1. publication date: 2017 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. publication date: 2008 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the publication date is "2017". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the publication date is "2008". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370443232

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