#46 Get keys from trusted friends

[Matthew Balman]

Option to auto/manual exchange keys for buddies with friends.

This would probably work on a per buddy basis. You send a list of buddies or buddy you want a key for and your already trusted friend sends it to you.

This would be especially cool if you have multiple AIM names, like one for home and work etc, and they get out of sync. This could provide more security since there are fewer key exchanges in the clear.

This approach has the downsides:
Trust buddy to give you good key, and not be the source of Man-in-middle attacks (or if they are the victim of MiM)
Their machine is not compromised (but that's true for all your friends)

It would also be nice to be able to compare key hashes with your other buddies. If they don't match then you both know something funky is going on.