[ale] PGP / GPG Keysigning party... Upload your key now!

[Michael H. Warfield]

On Sat, 2011-11-19 at 19:05 -0500, Scott Castaline wrote: 
> Unfortunately I missed this month's meeting, so I do not have the 
> details for the keysigning party. It was sort of up in the air before 
> the last meeting, is it still going to be at the usual meeting 
> place/time, or somewhere else and some other time?

No, it won't be at the usual place.  Others are making arrangements and
I heard references to December 8.  Others will have to post the details.
I'm just dealing with the keyring and the some of the operational
issues.

Mike

> On 11/18/2011 01:23 AM, Michael H. Warfield wrote:
> > Everyone!
> >
> > As discussed at tonight's ALE Central Meeting and at the after meeting
> > meeting, we are working on a PGP keysigning party for December.
> >
> > Pursuant to that, I have set up a listing at BigLumber,
> > <http://biglumber.com>, a site dedicated to promoting PGP keysigning
> > parties.  Please feel free to register up there if you wish to host /
> > coordinate parties or if you wish to do individual key signings.
> > Registration is NOT required to merely participate in a keysigning party
> > - registration is only required for organizers and listers.  The Forum
> > of Incident Response Securty Teams (FIRST - http://www.first.org) has
> > used this site for years coordinating our PGP keysigning events.
> >
> > In anticipation of the keysigning event, you should add your key to our
> > keyring here:
> >
> > http://biglumber.com/x/web?keyring=4254
> >
> > You will see a text listing of our complete keyring with the key ids,
> > the owner uids and the key fingerprints.
> >
> > Just paste your public key into the text window or browse to a file of
> > it and then hit "submit query" (yeah, I know it's kinda weird and
> > confusing and it confused me the first time too).  Your key will be
> > added and you will see a complete listing of the current keys on this
> > keyring (currently just my two) after you go back and hit "refresh".  We
> > will print out copies of the keyring for the keysigning party and you
> > can then "check off" people you verify.
> >
> > When we have gone through the keysigning party itself, you can then
> > download the entire keyring from BigLumber, import it, and sign those
> > keys which you have personally verified.  DO NOT sign any keys on the
> > keyring you have not personally identified and verified at the party!
> > That's the very principle of the web of trust!  The keyring is public
> > and visible and anyone can add their key to it and can download the
> > entire keyring.
> >
> > After signing keys you've verified, you can send the signed keys to
> > their owners or update the public keyrings as you wish.  You can also
> > update the signatures at BigLumber by uploading the signed keys to the
> > keyring as well.
> >
> > Please use the final keyring after the party to actually do signatures
> > as people will be adding keys up to the last moment or you may miss
> > some.  By the same token, if people show up who have not uploaded their
> > keys by the time of the keysigning party, it is NOT TOO LATE but do NOT
> > be tardy after!
> >
> > Even if you are NOT SURE you will be able to attend, please upload your
> > keys anyways!  It doesn't hurt.  You won't be breaking any protocol.
> > You won't be subject to any SPAM.  If you think there is any remote
> > possibility you might be there and might like to pick up a FEW
> > signatures, upload your key ASAP so you won't forget!
> >
> > You will not HAVE TO use BigLumber.  There's always a few who forget
> > (please DON'T - it makes things go sooooo much faster and easier) or who
> > just generated new keys.  Even if you have not uploaded your key to
> > BigLumber, you can still attend the party.  Please bring either business
> > cards, or PGP cards, or even strips of paper with your key id and
> > fingerprint printed on it and we will make due.  I WILL have a stack of
> > my own, just in case.  BUT...  If you can, please use BigLumber and help
> > us build the keyring as much in advance as you possibly can!
> >
> > To make this happen in December, we start now.  Let the uploads begin!
> >
> > Regards,
> > Mike
> >
> >
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> 

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