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- From: nonsenso@utopia.hacktic.nl (Felipe Rodriquez)
- Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
- Subject: Re: Mail encryption programm for WAFFLE?
- Message-ID: <gate.DV31XB1w165w@utopia.hacktic.nl>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 93 04:00:24 GMT
- References: <Rs0JXB5w165w@jybox.jyu.fi>
- Organization: Hack-Tic Network Foundation
- NewsSoftware: Rnf 0.73b
- Lines: 49
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- >One thing I've been thinking of is having a PGP key server available
- >under Waffle. I know, it's not a absolutely secure arrangement, but
- >it would help serve a purpose. Has anyone built one?
-
-
- I have a PGP key-server running here for about 6 months, it works pretty
- sraight-forward. You can send in your keys, you get my keyring back in
- return. I only sign your key if i have voice validation.
-
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- PGP-SERVER POLICIES
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- You can send your PGP public-keys to pgp-keys@utopia.hacktic.nl.
-
-
- Your key will be added to our public keyring. In order to certify your
- key, so that other people know that the key is actually yours, make sure
- it is signed by other people before sending it in. It is advisable to
- have your key signed by as many people as possible, before sending your
- key to our key-server. Make sure that the people that sign your key are
- 100% sure of the fact that the key is yours.
-
- Keys will only be signed by me if i'm 100% sure about the sender of the
- key. This requires a voice validation of your ASCII-key armor. I will
- NOT sign ANY keys that i don't trust 100%. E-Mail is subject to many
- types of forgery and is not a secure channel for verification.
- Verification can only be done by you reading to me some indicated
- characters in your keys ASCII armor, either over the phone, or by
- visiting me personally.
-
- For a pgp-server to work, it is absolutely crucial to keep the above
- stated points in mind. Security is your responsability, if you want
- other persons to trust your key, see to it that it is signed by a lot of
- people that are competent in key-managment.
-
- If you don't want your key to be signed then that's your responsibility.
- You'd make it easy for any attacker to forge a key that is supposed to
- be yours.
-
-
- Felipe Rodriquez -- key-manager@utopia.hacktic.nl
- nonsenso@utopia.hacktic.nl
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- _______________________________________________________________
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