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

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

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