[Announce] A new GnuPG snapshot (unstable)

Janusz A. Urbanowicz alex at bofh.torun.pl
Tue Nov 6 13:37:01 CET 2001


Werner Koch wrote/napisał[a]/schrieb:
> > What is the difference between ultimately and completely trusted when 
> 
> Ultimately trusted means the end-point of a certification path; this
> is similar to the root certificate in X.509.  Completely means that
> the key is considered valid after checking the Web of Trust.

I think a good example is a 'designated' key certification service like
those that Thawte ran to sign PGP keys. Their ID validation procedure is
strong and the key may be trusted introducer.

Alex
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