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web of trust

web of trust noun: a decentralized cryptographic mechanism for establishing the authenticity of the binding between a public key and its owner.

Noun

web of trust (plural webs of trust)

  1. A decentralized cryptographic mechanism for establishing the authenticity of the binding between a public key and its owner.

Forms of web of trust

pluralwebs of trust

Questions about web of trust

What does web of trust mean?
Web of trust means a decentralized cryptographic mechanism for establishing the authenticity of the binding between a public key and its owner.
What part of speech is web of trust?
Web of trust is a noun.
What is the plural of web of trust?
The plural of web of trust is webs of trust.

Words near web of trust in the dictionary

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