[Enigmail] Color Coding

[Harry Rickards]

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Alexander Dahl wrote:
> Hi,
> 
>> Ok, thanks. If the bar turns green when I sign it it's not that much of
>> a big deal, but do you know if there's anyway so that if the key is
>> *not* signed, but is trusted fully the bar turns green?
> 
> If it's not signed at all, the bar will never get green.
> 
> It's possible to get green, if it's not signed by you. Due to the web of
> trust it's possible that the calculated trust value will be enough for
> full trust. I don't know the exact tresholds but I can draw how it works:
> 
> Person A trusts and signs the keys of B, C and D. Person B, C and D
> trust and sign the key of E. If enough of those connections exist, the
> trust level of E for A will reach a point where a 'full trust' value is
> calculated.
> 
> For example my Enigmail shows me full trust for Patrick Brunschwig
> although we never met and I didn't sign his key. Look at
> http://pgp.cs.uu.nl/paths/CC8710D0/to/E443D6D8.html -- this shows you
> the trust paths from me to Patrick, two direct connections each with
> only one intermediate person I met personally and signed the key.


Thanks, your's and John W Moore III's explanation's helped me understand
the Web of Trust Idea.



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Many thanks
Harry Rickards (a.k.a l33tmyst)

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