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Newer page:	version 10	Last edited on Sunday, January 9, 2005 2:01:55 pm	by AristotlePagaltzis	Revert
Older page:	version 8	Last edited on Wednesday, December 15, 2004 1:27:37 am	by StuartYeates	Revert

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-The WebOfTrust refers to the concept of users signing each others' [PGP]/[GPG] ~~keys (particularly at a KeySigningParty)~~ to build a network, or web, of mutual trust. 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 [http://dtype.org/keyanalyze/].

+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 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 [http://dtype.org/keyanalyze/].