From: Daniel Kahn Gillmor Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 04:20:27 +0000 (-0400) Subject: changed intro to trust model docs. X-Git-Tag: monkeysphere_0.15-1~16^2~6 X-Git-Url: https://codewiz.org/gitweb?a=commitdiff_plain;h=9352a728617d422f5b86100efdcbc72a6d3ca78a;p=monkeysphere.git changed intro to trust model docs. --- 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: