On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 11:40 PM, Murphy Scott <scott [ dot ] murphy [ at ] arrow-eye [ dot ] com> wrote: > 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 > Glad to hear this is happening, I'll be dropping by to increase my web of trust. Another great resource is from the Debian wiki[1]. [1] http://wiki.debian.org/Keysigning -- Paul Belanger | PolyBeacon, Inc. Jabber: paul [ dot ] belanger [ at ] polybeacon [ dot ] com | IRC: pabelanger (Freenode) Github: https://github.com/pabelanger | Twitter: https://twitter.com/pabelanger