On Thu, Oct 04, 2012 at 01:35:59PM -0400, Michael Goguen wrote: > I really want to do this gpg signing and start using gpg, but i'm not sure > i've figured it out right, yet. > > I've got id, will bring tonight, went to an online site to make a keypair > but it was really long... so um not sure if it was right, since it was > different than the example i saw. Bring your laptop if you have one and generate a keypair on that tonight. I can help. I would not trust a keypair generated by any machine you do not control. > at any rate, will bring a usb key, hopefully I can do something there? Yup, please do that. If you haven't got a laptop, if you can bring a usb key with a live linux distro on it that is bootable, that should be trustable. > michael goguen > > sixonethree___8fiveone.79zero5 cel > On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 10:38 PM, Michael Goguen <michael [ dot ] goguen [ at ] gmail [ dot ] com>wrote: > > a file with the gpg encrypted on a usb key, always used when using a > > computer with a usb boot? > > > > I donno. > > > > Michael Goguen > > > > On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 10:37 PM, Michael Goguen <michael [ dot ] goguen [ at ] gmail [ dot ] com>wrote: > >> 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! > >>> > >>> Rob Echlin, B. Eng. > >>> > >>> >________________________________ > >>> > 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 > >>> > > >>> >-- > >>> >Scott Murphy > >>> >scott [ dot ] murphy [ at ] arrow-eye [ dot ] com > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> >_______________________________________________ > >>> >Linux mailing list > >>> >Linux [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca > >>> >http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Linux mailing list > >>> Linux [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca > >>> http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux > >>> > >> > >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Linux mailing list > Linux [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca > http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux slainte mhath, RGB -- Richard Guy Briggs -- ~\ -- ~\ <hpv.tricolour.net> <www.TriColour.net> -- \___ o \@ @ Ride yer bike! Ottawa, ON, CANADA -- Lo_>__M__\\/\%__\\/\% Vote! -- <greenparty.ca>_____GTVS6#790__(*)__(*)________(*)(*)_________________