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A [CertificationAuthority] signs [PublicKey]s as trustworthy based on a policy, thereby forming the cornerstone of hierarchic [PublicKeyInfrastructure]s such as in the [X509] model. [Thawte] and VeriSign are well known examples.
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+This is in sharp contrast to the WebOfTrust PublicKeyInfrastructure model, where trust is granted between ad-hoc peer-to-peer relationships.
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