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The WebOfTrust refers to the concept of users signing each others' [PGP]/[GPG] PublicKey~s to build a network, or web, of mutual trust. This network allows you to determine KeyValidity for keys that you have not directly signed. |
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This is in sharp contrast to [X509], which assumes a strictly hierarchical chain of authority. There are several ongoing studies into the quality of the WebOfTrust concept, such as [keyanalyze | http://dtype.org/keyanalyze/]. |
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See also: |
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* [OpenPGPConcept]s |
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* [GPG/PGPNotes] |
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* SpringGraph |
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* WhySignEmail |
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* PublicKeyInfrastructure |
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* [Explanation of the web of trust of PGP | http://www.rubin.ch/pgp/weboftrust.en.html] |
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* KeySigningScripts |
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