With talk of topics for future meetings popping up, this might be a good time to bring up the idea of using the meeting to do some PGP/GPG keysigning.
This has been mentioned/discussed in the past (see http://lists.ethernal.org/cantlug-0201/msg00021.html), and was received with a mild response. I know of a few clug members who have keys available, and would like a chance to expand my web of trust. If your eyes are glazing over already, you might want to skip the rest... I've currently got the key IDs and fingerprints of my two keys in my wallet, with both Canadian and New Zealand issued identification. All that is required is for the person signing the key to verify that I am who I say I am (with the identification) and that the fingerprint I give you matches the fingerprint stored on the key, which is available on the public keyservers. Having satisfied those conditions, my key can be signed by the person verifying my information. It's a pretty simple and straightforward procedure, however please be responsible with your keys and strictly follow procedure when authenticating people for keysigning. The more careful we are in checking the validity of each identity, the stronger the web of trust is. Details are available in the GNU Privacy Handbook, at http://www.gnupg.org/gph/en/manual/book1.html I'd recommend reading through it before generating any keys and uploading them to a keyserver. If you're interested in having a key signed, be sure to bring along photo idea (government issued) and a copy of your key ID and fingerprint (or have several printed off and ready to hand out, which may help save copying errors (I tend to reverse numbers easily)). No electronic copy is needed. That part happens when I get home, retrieve the key from the keyserver and verify the fingerprint. If it's all good, I'll send the key back to the server signed by my key. I'm willing to field questions, but I reserve the right to question others with more experience/knowledge in the case that I'm unsure of the answer. And if anyone isn't planning on attending the meeting but is interested in just meeting up to exchange details, I'm fairly easy to find. Especially if you happen to be rollerblading around Hagley Park on a pleasant day. :) Greg --- -
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