Thursday, March 01, 2007
Words to beware of: "Trust"
A good rule of thumb when you see the word "trusted" in security literature is to assume it either means nothing or else means "in a position to betray you".
It's a vague word that is often misused in places where people need to be precise instead.
If you ever experiment with PGP to encrypt your communications or files, you'll find that their use of the word "trust" has so little in common with its everyday use that it will simply confuse you.
The Emergent Chaos blog has a good flame about abuse of the word "Trust" in security literature.
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It's a vague word that is often misused in places where people need to be precise instead.
If you ever experiment with PGP to encrypt your communications or files, you'll find that their use of the word "trust" has so little in common with its everyday use that it will simply confuse you.
The Emergent Chaos blog has a good flame about abuse of the word "Trust" in security literature.
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