Mind you, 'trasitive trust' in this context is also 'expert-oriented trust'. For example: John (who's a network engineer) doesn't recommend XYZ firewall ... Ma

Mind you, 'trasitive trust' in this context is also 'expert-oriented trust'. For example: John (who's a network engineer) doesn't recommend XYZ firewall ... Mark trusts John ... Lisa (Mark's friend) trusts 'Mark's trust' on John ... and so on 'Transitive trust' is applicable mainly to highly specialized domains.