varx/tech on Nostr: I'm having trouble understanding the concept of "Key Compromise Impersonation". I ...
I'm having trouble understanding the concept of "Key Compromise Impersonation". I think the idea is that if Alice's keys are compromised, not only can Mallory impersonate Alice to Bob, but also impersonate Bob *to Alice*. Is that right?
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