!!! Overview
[{$pagename}] ([WOT]) is a concept originally used in [PGP], [GnuPG], and other [OpenPGP]-compatible systems to establish the authenticity of the binding between a [Public Key] and its owner. [{$pagename}]'s [Decentralized Exchange] [Trust Model] is an alternative to the [Centralized system] [Trust Model] of a [Public Key Infrastructure] ([PKI]), which relies exclusively on a [Certificate Authority] (or a [hierarchy] of such). As with computer networks, there are many independent Webs of Trusts, and any user (through their [Identity Certificate]) can be a part of, and a link between, multiple [{$pagename}]s. [Decentralized Public Key Infrastructure] and [Decentralized Key Management System] are [Examples]
The [{$pagename}] concept was first put forth by [Pretty Good Privacy] ([PGP]) creator Phil Zimmermann in [1992|Year 1992] in the manual for PGP version 2.0:
\\"''As time goes on, you will accumulate keys from other people that you may want to designate as trusted introducers. Everyone else will each choose their own trusted introducers. And everyone will gradually accumulate and distribute with their key a collection of certifying [signatures|Digital Signature] from other people, with the expectation that anyone receiving it will [trust] at least one or two of the [signatures|Digital Signature]. This will cause the emergence of a decentralized fault-tolerant web of confidence for all [Public Keys].
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