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History of Security Products
Security products have been used for as long as personal and public security have been a concern. Although many security products used today are much more advanced than their predecessors, many modern advancements in security rely on the same principles as older defenses.
An example of this is the signet ring. Once used by officials and dignitaries to authenticate letters, a signet ring or wax seal on a letter ensured that no one read it but the intended recipient. A letter would be written and folded, and wax poured over the fold. A customized ring or seal would be pressed over the wax, identifying the sender. It was impossible to open and read the letter without disturbing the seal, which could not be recreated. Although the wax seal/signet ring technology is now outdated, the concepts of authentication and encryption that the signet ring posessed are now applied in different forms, mostly in regards to computer and network security. Passwords are a good example of the modern "signet ring" concept of authentication. For example, e-mail accounts require a password, to ensure that only the intended recipient is able to read messages sent to them. While many security producs rely on the effective aspects of their predecessors, many historical security products have failed. An example of this is the rebuilt campus of Syracuse University in Syracuse, NY. In the early 1970s, university officials decided to rebuild the campus. With the violent student riots of the late 1960s still fresh on their minds, they made the decision to rebuild the college campus without the traditional open spaces that are prevalent at other institutions, in order to prevent the violent uprisings that plagued the institutions in the past. This solution proved ineffective, which in turn crippled the campus and left it less open for students. |
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