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

I'm concerned that my home computer is compromised (and I'm not sure I can
keep it physically secure, let alone the info and data), but I would very
much like to get into the practice of using gpg, etc, and do this key
signing.

Any suggestions?



Michael Goguen



On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 10:23 PM, Rob Echlin <rob [ at ] echlin [ dot ] ca> wrote:

> I'm looking forward to this meeting!
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> >________________________________
> > From: Murphy Scott <scott [ dot ] murphy [ at ] arrow-eye [ dot ] com>
> >To: linux [ at ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca
> >Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2012 11:40:12 PM
> >Subject: [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
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