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update trust story; defs
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Signed-off-by: Darrell O'Donnell <[email protected]>
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### On Trust, Trustworthy, and Trustworthiness

The terms [[ref:trust]], [[ref: trustworthy]], and [[ref: trustworthiness]] are loaded with varied meanings that often conflict. In the context of [[ref:trust registries]] we need to establish the scope of what we are talking about when we apply these terms to trust registires. There are baseline definitions that follow this limiting scope.
The terms [[ref:trust]] is loaded with varied meanings that often conflict. In the context of [[ref:trust registries]] we need to establish the scope of what we are talking about when we apply the term "trust" to trust registires. There are baseline definitions that follow this limiting scope.

A trust registry does not create trust. The decision for one entity to "trust" another is their decision. A trust registry may provide information that helps the consuming party (TODO: ref "consuming party" - find better term) in deciding that an entity is "trustworthy" (ie.. they are worthy of trust).
A trust registry does not create trust. The decision for one entity to "trust" another is their decision. A trust registry may provide information that helps the *consuming party* in deciding that an entity is [[ref: trustworthy]].

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define term "*consuming party*" - OR find better term and capture definition.
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The results on a [[ref: trust decision]] based on input from a trust registry may range from:
* immedidate decision that the entity meets or cannot meet the full requirement of the [[ref:trust relationship]]; or
* immediate decision that the entity meets or cannot meet the full requirement of the [[ref:trust relationship]]; or
* further input is required before trust decision can be made.

These decisions relate to a determination that a relationship is (or is not) sufficiently [[ref: trustworthy]] to establish a [[ref: trust relationship]]. To reach that determination, each party may have its own way of determining the [[ref: trustworthiness]] of their counterparty for the [[ref: trust relationship]] that they require.

The following terms are presented to help create a general understanding and may be only indirectly related to trust registry efforts:

[[def: trust]]
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[[def: assurance levels]]
~ TODO:

[[def: authentication]] (copied from ToIP Glossary)
~ Verifying the identity of a user, process, or device, often as a prerequisite to allowing access to resources in an information system. source: [NIST Special Publication 800-39](https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/Legacy/SP/nistspecialpublication800-39.pdf)

[[def: authenticity]] (copied from ToIP Glossary)
~ The property of being genuine and being able to be verified and trusted; confidence in the validity of a transmission, a message, or message originator. source: [NIST Special Publication 800-39](https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/Legacy/SP/nistspecialpublication800-39.pdf)



[[def: authorization]]
~ Access privileges granted to an entity; conveys an “official” sanction to perform a cryptographic function or other sensitive activity.
* source: [NIST](https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/permission) NIST SP 800-57 Part 2 Rev.1 under Authorization
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[[def:secondary trust registry, secondary trust registries]]
~ TODO:

[[def: trust decision]]
~ A decision that a party needs to make about whether to engage in a specific interaction or transaction with another entity that involves real or perceived risks. source: [ToIP Glossary](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fZByfuSOwszDRkE7ARQLeElSYmVznoOyJK4sxRvJpyM/edit#heading=h.m8c86ccqis9r)

[[def: trust list]]
~ A one-dimensional trust graph in which an authoritative source publishes a list of entities that are trusted in a specific trust context. A trust list can be considered a simplified form of a trust registry.

[[def: trust registry]]
[[def: trust registry, trust registries]]
~ A registry that serves as an **authoritative source** for **trust graphs** or other **governed information** describing one or more **trust communities**. A trust registry is typically **authorized** by a **governance framework**. See also: trust list

[[def: trusted party]]
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