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### 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.