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by omarfarooq 765 days ago
That's based on verifiable cryptography.
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adolph 764 days ago
The crypto is the middle part. "certificates of authenticity" have to cover the top and bottom ends. The sibling comment referred to the top. At the bottom, Verisign had a DUNS and payment dance that had more appearance than substance in determining authenticity.
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d0gsg0w00f 765 days ago
Yeah, but someone has to first trust the signer.

I can start a CA tomorrow, doesn't mean anyone will put my root on their OS distro.

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