[WikiEN-l] Encrypted challenge-responses for PGP/GPG key users

[Matthew Brown]

On 5/8/07, David Gerard <dgerard at gmail.com> wrote:
> On distrusting distrust:
> http://reddragdiva.livejournal.com/110312.html
> Reflux on distrusting distrust:
> http://reddragdiva.livejournal.com/110634.html
>
> Webs of trust protect security like DRM locks up Hollywood's
> preciouussssss. Take care not to sell yourself snake oil.

If someone has physical access to your system, it's pretty easy to
install a keylogger or a trojanned application and have it send things
signed as you that you didn't actually write.

Signing and webs of trust just mean that then when you say it wasn't
you, NOBODY BELIEVES YOU.

-Matt