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| author | Daniel Kahn Gillmor <dkg@fifthhorseman.net> | 2008-09-05 00:20:27 -0400 |
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| committer | Daniel Kahn Gillmor <dkg@fifthhorseman.net> | 2008-09-05 00:20:27 -0400 |
| commit | 9352a728617d422f5b86100efdcbc72a6d3ca78a (patch) | |
| tree | a46dc52da5688ec5f439b79b3ab336a3f2ffca36 /website | |
| parent | 9556a2f1659aa6432cc74469a25d401319d74e79 (diff) | |
changed intro to trust model docs.
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diff --git a/website/trust-models.mdwn b/website/trust-models.mdwn index 8fee5cb..789e3a3 100644 --- a/website/trust-models.mdwn +++ b/website/trust-models.mdwn @@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ Monkeysphere relies on GPG's definition of the OpenPGP web of trust, so it's important to understand how GPG calculates User ID validity for a key. -The basic question asked is: For a given User ID on a specific key, -given some set of valid certifications (signatures), and some explicit -statements about whose certifications you think are trustworthy -(ownertrust), should we consider this User ID to be legitimately -attached to this key (a "valid" User ID)? +The basic question that a trust model tries to answer is: For a given +User ID on a specific key, given some set of valid certifications +(signatures), and some explicit statements about whose certifications +you think are trustworthy (ownertrust), should we consider this User +ID to be legitimately attached to this key (a "valid" User ID)? It's worth noting that there are two integral parts in this calculation: |