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--- Following message extracted from PKEY_DROP @ 1:374/14 ---
By Christopher Baker on Mon Jul 31 23:34:08 1995
From: Christopher Baker
To: All
Date: 31 Jul 95 23:33:56
Subj: PKEY_DROP Echo Guidelines - regular repost
Attr: Local Crypt
MSGID: 1:374/14 301DA0A4
PID: GenMsg 4.24 [0002]
Date: 01 Aug 95 03:33:56 UTC
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
This is the PKEY_DROP Echo. The purpose of the Echo is to provide a
place to post and find public-keys for data privacy and electronic
signatures within FidoNet.
This is a companion conference to PUBLIC_KEYS Echo. It is distributed
via the same channels as PUBLIC_KEYS. It is not intended for general
message traffic but questions relating to public-key problems and bogus
key notices are permitted. Simply identify and drop your personal
public-key into this Echo and conduct any general discussion in
PUBLIC_KEYS Echo. Keyrings are NOT permitted to be posted here. Please
do not post keyserver reports here. Multiple personal keys are
permitted.
This is a technical Echo with very few rules. Those very few rules are:
1. Stay on-topic. Public-key posts are the main purpose and notice of
key problems or bogus keys is the secondary purpose.
2. ONLY personal public-keys are to be posted here. Keyrings MAY NOT
be entered into the Echo. If anyone wants a keyring, they can go
file-request one from an appropriate source.
3. No Private flagged messages in Echomail! Encrypted traffic as
public-keys is permitted because that is what this Echo is for.
User-specific encrypted traffic is not permitted since it defeats
the purpose of Echomail.
4. Clear-signing a key post adds an additional layer of processing and
is not necessary. Please consider your audience when deciding to
clear-sign a key post.
5. Be aware that Echomail is NOT secure. Don't take anything at face
value.
6. The posts in this Echo are the sole responsiblity of the poster. If
you need verification, use Netmail.
7. The Moderators will deal with off-topic traffic. Don't respond for
them. Links to this Echo will only be curtailed when absolutely
necessary so please don't make it necessary. [grin]
The Moderators are Christopher Baker [KeyID: 2048/D881B549 1995/06/29]
and GK Pace [KeyID: 2048/B604EBE9 1995/06/29] at 1:374/14 and 1:374/26,
respectively.
This Echo is Gated into Zone 2 by Jens Mueller at 2:24/24 who sends it
on to Harry Bush at 2:51/2. Consult either Jens or Harry for Zone 2
feeds. The Echo is gated into Zone 3 by Jackson Harding at 3:800/857.
[thanks, guys!]
The other Zones are open [hint, hint].
KEYNOTES:
ONE-
If you have generated a public-key of 1024 bits with 2.3a or later
versions of PGP, you probably don't need to revoke the old one and make
a new one. This is particularly true if your key was made with any of
the 2.6 generations. If you're worried about getting 2.6.2 or later on
your key, don't make a new one, just re-export your public-key with the
newer version of PGP using the standard key export command:
PGP -kxa youruserid youruserfilename
and then copy the new copy of your public-key to your file directory so
people can file-request or download it.
TWO-
MAKE SURE you distribute the PUBLIC-KEY ONLY! Every so often a neophyte
will put his/her secret-key into circulation. That's BAD!
THREE-
When making your first public-key pair or a new public-key pair, go for
the 1024 bit size. Don't make your key any more vulnerable than you
need to regardless of how long it takes to compile it. If you go for the
2K size key, keep in mind that 2047 bits is NORMAL for the stock PGP.
FOUR-
MAKE SURE you put all your possible userids on your public-key after
you generate it and before you circulate it for use and/or signatures.
It is especially important to be sure that your standard User Name is on
there EXACTLY as it appears in the From: line on your Netmail and
Echomail. This makes it much simpler for folks to encrypt to your name
as detected in a reply.
It also makes life simpler if your Netmail name, your public-key name
and your FidoNet Nodelisting name are all the SAME name!
FIVE-
It is recommended that individual, public-keys be made available via
Netmail or by file-request with the magic filename: PGPKEY and that the
public-key provided for that request by given a distinctive filename
using part or all of each provider's name and address. For example, on
my system, a file-request of PGPKEY will give BAK37414.ASC to the
requesting system. A magic filename of KEYRING will yield extracts from
my Public Keyring as BAKPUB14.ASC. This will avoid duplicate overwriting
and make it easier to track the keys. Using standard magic filenames
will make it easier to find keys and keyrings on different systems.
SIX-
DO NOT SIGN someone's public-key UNLESS you have obtained it directly
from them or their system under password or by direct file-request.
Signing the keys of others without knowing those keys came from who
they claim to be from dilutes the web of trust. You do not have to sign
a key to add it to your keyring.
SEVEN-
IF you are going to upgrade your key size from smaller to larger, be
sure to sign your new key with your old, established key FIRST and
BEFORE you revoke your old one. It will give you a head-start on
trusting the new one. If you don't know how to force PGP to sign [or do
any other key feature] by KeyID number instead of UserID, just remember
to preface the KeyID with 0x and PGP will know which key you mean to
use for any specific operation.
SPECIAL NOTE ---
If you lose your secret-key password [or forget it] or your secret-key
in a drive crash [because you failed to back it up on floppy], you
cannot issue a revocation certificate. In that case, you should make a
general announcement in all related Echos that your old key should be
disabled using the PGP disable command [PGP -kd userid] for your userid.
That keeps your useless key on their keyrings [so they won't be replaced
from other lists who didn't get the word] and permits them to add a new
key from you without one interfering with the other. BACKUP! BACKUP!
BACKUP! [clear?] [grin]
This Echo is available on the Zone 1 Backbone. This Echo has been
Elisted since ELIST211. Please feel free to announce this Echo to all
interested participants in your area.
Thanks.
TTFN.
Christopher Baker & GK Pace
Moderators
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--- GenMsg [0002] (cbak.rights@opus.global.org)
* Origin: Rights On! for Privacy! It's a Right not a privilege! (1:374/14)