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@espectalll @micahflee Hmm, yes, I suppose it's possible some Qubes users will actually do that.

But, more generally, it does show a rather gaping hole in standard web infrastructure in that there's no general mechanism to convey and check the original author's signature on web pages.

@edavies @espectalll @micahflee wellllll... there's SSL...
this basically allows end-to-end encryption to the hosting server.
But you're right that this doesn't validify the contents.

@upshotknothole @espectalll @micahflee Exactly, the hosting provider could fiddle with the documents easily.

Toots ought to be signed, too.

Francisco Gómez @espectalll

@edavies @upshotknothole @micahflee Can't wait for Mastodon to become a federated keychain

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