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## Tradeoffs
## Potential issues
Rather than broadcasting verification requests to Bob's devices, Alice could
simply send an `m.key.verification.start` request to a single device. However,
this would require Alice to choose the right device to send to, which may be
hard for Alice to do if, for example, Bob has many devices, or if his devices
have similar names.
## Security considerations
An attacker could try to spam a user with verification requests. Clients
should take care that such requests do not interfere with a user's use of the
client.
## Conclusion
This proposal presents common event definitions for use by key verification