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

do i need to delete the old pgp thing? someone mentioned the concerns with
using an online keypair generator... I guess I should have listened.



Michael Goguen



On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 4:40 PM, Michael Goguen <michael [ dot ] goguen [ at ] gmail [ dot ] com>wrote:

> Thx for the help guys. usb linux boot live cd and netbook are available to
> bring.
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> Michael Goguen
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> On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 3:42 PM, Richard Guy Briggs <rgb [ at ] tricolour [ dot ] net>wrote:
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>> 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.
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>> > 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.
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>> > michael goguen
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>> > 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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