[Ajedi32]

That's the term magila used in the comment you originally replied to near the start of this thread before you started the whole semantic debate about "trust anchors". Ultimately, trust is something you place in people and organizations, not inanimate cryptographic primitives.

[tptacek]

Ah, you're right, fair enough; I read it as "trust anchor" (because that's the real term). Sorry for snarking.