X-Git-Url: https://codewiz.org/gitweb?a=blobdiff_plain;f=website%2Ftrust-models.mdwn;h=789e3a3712174ee3103fbd25191e7a4d39ef5df0;hb=9352a728617d422f5b86100efdcbc72a6d3ca78a;hp=8fee5cbe9f7a0d2eb153574c1384d329445f3e2f;hpb=9556a2f1659aa6432cc74469a25d401319d74e79;p=monkeysphere.git 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: