At 17:46 11-06-2008, Linda Walsh wrote:
How does one decided on 'trust'? I.e. I think it would be
useful to assign a probability to "Trust" at the least. I mean do I put
my ISP in my trusted server list? -- suppose they start partnering with
It could be a reputation system where you assign a probability.
- root DNS servers (arguably more trustworthy than most ISPs, but since
I have to go through my ISP to get to them, _logically_, how can I
trust them more?)
DNSSEC in theory.
- HTTPS-personal money sites...(for some things more trust than my ISP, but
they are 'banks' -- so that trust is with some grains of 'salt'
Look out for the Green color in the Address bar. :-)
Regards,
-sm