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Re: Why are in-person meetings required for the debian keyring?



On 2015-02-13 13:38, Tollef Fog Heen wrote:
> There are certainly possible attacks here, but do we realistically think
> we're going to protect ourselves against a competent attacker willing to
> put 3-6-12 months of full-time effort into becoming a DD and getting
> access?

Probably not. But does that mean we shouldn't even try?

And competent attackers notwithstanding, I do believe that this is an
effective deterrent for somewhat less competent (yet still motivated)
ones. And then there is also the scenario that Ian pointed out.

Regards,
Christian


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