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→Debian Keyring (Package Management) for distribution of apps
The primary advantage of apt (or yum) package distribution is that it uses person-orientated PKI as the fundamental basis of trust. By contrast, SSL PKI is host-based and thus any distribution model that relies solely on SSL PKI will be tied solely and exclusively to that host. Debian packages, however, being GPG-signed by people, can be distributed without limit or restriction, not even requiring a network (CD or other offline media is possible and supported).
* Last updated March 1422, 2012
* Items in () denote the equivalent in WebApp world
* infrastructure already exists
