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0 pointsthinkloop9y ago0 comments

What about political dissidents trying to organize some event in a group where different people are brought in by others in a web of trust.

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If A and B have already mutually validated each others' keys, and B and C have, then B can act as an intermediary to relay the key fingerprints.

B is a key exchange here and you have to trust that B isn't lying about C's key when it tells A.

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0 pointsthinkloop9y ago0 comments

What about political dissidents trying to organize some event in a group where different people are brought in by others in a web of trust.

If A and B have already mutually validated each others' keys, and B and C have, then B can act as an intermediary to relay the key fingerprints.

B is a key exchange here and you have to trust that B isn't lying about C's key when it tells A.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse