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### Decentralized automated trust decisions; or, the "Web of Trust" ### Decentralized automated trust decisions; or, the "Web of Trust"
The OpenPGP, the "Web of Trust" is a trust model that performs authentication decisions on a set of certifications and delegations. The OpenPGP, the "Web of Trust" is a trust model that performs authentication decisions on a set of certifications and delegations[^strong-set].
[^strong-set]: In the context of the Web of Trust, the so-called [strong set](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_of_trust#Strong_set) refers to a set of certificates that are strongly linked amongst each other via third-party certifications.
The OpenPGP "Web of Trust" model assumes that every user makes their own choice about who they delegate authentication decisions to. Based on the available certificates and third-party signatures, the user's OpenPGP software uses the Web of Trust mechanism to determine which certificates are considered reliable for an identity. The OpenPGP "Web of Trust" model assumes that every user makes their own choice about who they delegate authentication decisions to. Based on the available certificates and third-party signatures, the user's OpenPGP software uses the Web of Trust mechanism to determine which certificates are considered reliable for an identity.