Re: pgp signing in van

Ted Lemon <ted.lemon@nominum.com> Sat, 07 September 2013 01:09 UTC

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Subject: Re: pgp signing in van
From: Ted Lemon <ted.lemon@nominum.com>
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On Sep 6, 2013, at 8:21 PM, Melinda Shore <melinda.shore@gmail.com> wrote:
> when you vouch for someone's identity - in an authoritative
> trust system - you're also vouching for the authenticity of
> their transactions.

This is what I mean by "a high bar."   Signing someone's PGP key should mean "I know this person as X," not "this person is X."