1. A computer system for specifying security for a computer element, the computer system comprising: means for assigning a scaled numerical value representative of the relative security of the element, the scaled numerical value being selected from a number scale with a first value indicative of an element that has been deemed not secure, and with a second value indicative of an element that has been deemed highly secure; and means for associating the scaled value with the element in a digital certificate to be attached to the element, wherein a determination of whether digital content can be released to the element is made based on the assigned and associated scaled numerical value thereof as set forth in the digital certificate.