Yup, all that would certainly make it more complicated. In a regime where this kind of tightly-controlled delegation were really important, we might also demand our counterparties standardize their hardware so they can’t play tricks like this.
I was picturing a more power-asymmetric situation, more like a feudal lord giving his vassals lots of busywork so they don’t have time to plot anything.
Yup, all that would certainly make it more complicated. In a regime where this kind of tightly-controlled delegation were really important, we might also demand our counterparties standardize their hardware so they can’t play tricks like this.
I was picturing a more power-asymmetric situation, more like a feudal lord giving his vassals lots of busywork so they don’t have time to plot anything.