[cap-talk] crypto purism vs. Pet Names (was: Firefox breaks the principle of identifiability)

[Zooko O'Whielacronx]

David Wagner wrote:

a cogent plea for a reality check on the "crypto purist's worldview"

but he omitted the transitive aspect of Pet Names.  Suppose I see an ad 
on television for Acme brand shoes, and I want to go to the Acme web 
site to learn more.  The "crypto purist's worldview" as elucidated by 
Dave has it that Acme has to print their public key fingerprint at the 
bottom of the screen during their ad, and I have to type it into my 
computer to load their web site.  However, the Pet Names worldview is 
better: I might have previously been securely introduced to the 
television station, so I can type into my computer: "teevee's acme 
shoes".

Regards,

Zooko