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

Thx for the help guys. usb linux boot live cd and netbook are available to
bring.



Michael Goguen



On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 3:42 PM, Richard Guy Briggs <rgb [ at ] tricolour [ dot ] net>wrote:

> 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
> > >>> >
> > >>> >
> > >>> >
> > >>> >
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