Forwardsecurityofthescheme means that even ifthesecret key of currenttime periodis compromised, some security remains. It isimpossible toforgethe signature relating to the past.
Only 4 percent think the currentperiod is a good time to expand substantially, compared to an average of 18 percent between 2003 and 2007 and 17 percent for the period 1973 to 2007.