--- sn_wot.txt.02 Sat Mar 20 09:52:06 2004 +++ sn_wot.txt Sat Mar 20 23:15:48 2004 @@ -54,17 +54,28 @@ verify it's authenticity. It has the following parameters: 'level of trust' (LoT) - this parameter tells how trusted a key is. For example, a low level of trust means that this key is trusted, -but every key, signed with it, is not. +but every key, signed with it, is not. Trust can also be negative, +in the sense that a person is SURE that the owner of the key isn't the +person that he/she presents to be. 'friendship level' (FL) - this tells the relation of the signer with the key owner. This has a meaning that's similar to the level of trust, but it's from the other direction, e.g. LoT tells you how much can you trust keys signed with this one, and FL tells other people how much they can trust your signature. This makes possible to have a friend that other people can trust only when they agree -with this implicitly. +with this implicitly. This can be negative, too, implying a enemy, +hated person. + It's important to be noted that if a signature has negative +FL or LoT, then the other shouldn't be trusted/used. If you have +negative LoT, there can be no positiveness that the person which +uses the key is really known, and if you have negative FL, then +you can't be trusted to provide right measurement for the trust +level given to the signed key. Timestamp - it's the exact time when the signature was made. This can be used to distinguish which event is the latest, which signature should be used, etc. + + End user - A user in the system, that has his own profile, friends,