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[OCLUG-Tech] October Meeting: GPG Overview and Keysigning

Just a reminder that next week the meeting topic will be a GPG overview and a GPG keysigning. If you want to participate in the keysigning, it's more interactive than a talk and you will need a few prepared items:

* A previously generated key you plan on using
* One, preferably two pieces of picture ID to prove you are who you say you are
* Your key information (fingerprint and uid)

Ideally, you should bring small pieces of paper with your name and pgp key fingerprint on them to hand out to people. You can include a small "verified" checkbox that someone can mark if they choose to check identification.

Method:
* Generate your fingerprint and paste it into a file
* Copy and paste until you have filled a sheet of paper
* Cut into strips to hand out.

For example, I'd have the following:

gpg --fingerprint scott [ dot ] murphy [ at ] arrow-eye [ dot ] com
pub   1024D/C52FF996 2001-03-19
      Key fingerprint = DBC8 F89C 5F66 8A96 2414  F97D 3F0D 382D C52F F996
      (extra info removed)

So I'd fill the paper with:
 
scott [ dot ] murphy [ at ] arrow-eye [ dot ] com C52FF996 Key fingerprint = DBC8 F89C 5F66 8A96 2414  F97D 3F0D 382D C52F F996  - [ ] Checked

and cut it into strips to pass out at the keysigning

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Scott Murphy
scott [ dot ] murphy [ at ] arrow-eye [ dot ] com