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@ -996,16 +996,23 @@ If a user's client sees that any other user has changed their master
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key, that client must notify the user about the change before allowing
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communication between the users to continue.
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Since device IDs and cross-signing keys occupy the same namespace, clients must
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ensure that they use the correct keys when verifying. While servers must not
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allow devices to have the same IDs as cross-signing keys, a malicious server
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could construct such a situation, so clients must not rely on the server being
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well-behaved and should take precautions against this. For example, clients
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should refer to keys using the public keys rather than only by the device
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ID. Clients should also fix the keys that are being verified, and ensure that
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they do not change in the course of verification. Clients may also display a
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warning and refuse to verify a user when it detects that the user has a device
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with the same ID as a cross-signing key.
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Since device key IDs (`ed25519:DEVICE_ID`) and cross-signing key IDs
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(`ed25519:PUBLIC_KEY`) occupy the same namespace, clients must ensure that they
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use the correct keys when verifying.
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While servers MUST not allow devices to have the same IDs as cross-signing
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keys, a malicious server could construct such a situation, so clients must not
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rely on the server being well-behaved and should take the following precautions
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against this.
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1. Clients MUST refer to keys by their public keys during the verification
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process, rather than only by the key ID.
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2. Clients MUST fix the keys that are being verified at the beginning of the
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verification process, and ensure that they do not change in the course of
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verification.
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3. Clients SHOULD also display a warning and MAY refuse to verify a user when
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it detects that the user has a device with the same ID as a cross-signing
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key.
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A user's user-signing and self-signing keys are intended to be easily
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replaceable if they are compromised by re-issuing a new key signed by
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