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On its own, probably not; web-of-trust is one of those things about PGP that was awesome on paper, but in practice ended up being a signi...

On its own, probably not; web-of-trust is one of those things about PGP that was awesome on paper, but in practice ended up being a significant pain point. A cryptographic ledger, on the other hand (think Namecoin), would probably be at least slightly more effective; it would effectively confer the same benefits (decentralized registration authority) without the logistical nightmare of a web-of-trust.

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On its own, probably not; web-of-trust is one of those things about PGP that was awesome on paper, but in practice ended up being a signi...

yellowappleApr 14, 2015, 12:51 AM

On its own, probably not; web-of-trust is one of those things about PGP that was awesome on paper, but in practice ended up being a significant pain point. A cryptographic ledger, on the other hand (think Namecoin), would probably be at least slightly more effective; it would effectively confer the same benefits (decentralized registration authority) without the logistical nightmare of a web-of-trust.

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