Re: [OCLUG-Tech] PGP Info in tagline
Thank You. I also understand that I should perhaps change the email address in my GPG key, so it matches my commonly used email address. JF --- Le code source libre c'est l'ouverture de l'esprit. Open Source is open minded. Original Message Subject: Re: [OCLUG-Tech] PGP Info in tagline From: Murphy Scott scott.mur...@arrow-eye.com Date: Wed, October 09, 2013 10:36 pm To: Richard Guy Briggs r...@tricolour.net Cc: Jean-Francois Messier j...@messier.ca, OCLUG linux@lists.oclug.on.ca This may be specific to GPG created keys. It is mentioned on the gpgtools.org website, as well as in several key signing party documents. Wikipedia mentions the following: In PGP, most keys are created in such a way so that what is called the key ID is equal to the lower 32 or 64 bits respectively of a key fingerprint. PGP uses key IDs to refer to public keys for a variety of purposes. The Apache Foundation has a section on OpenPGP (http://www.apache.org/dev/openpgp.html#find-key-id-with-fingerprint): From The Fingerprint If you have a fingerprint , then the key ID should be the last 8 digits. For example, the ID of the key with fingerprint: FF96 6261 C995 1DDE BF34 5150 D5D2 BDB5 E2B0 54B8 should be: E2B054B8 This can be confirmed by: $ gpg --list-keys --fingerprint E2B054B8 pub 4096R/E2B054B8 2009-08-20 Key fingerprint = FF96 6261 C995 1DDE BF34 5150 D5D2 BDB5 E2B0 54B8 uid Alice Example (EXAMPLE NEW KEY) al...@example.org sub 4096R/4A6D5217 2009-08-20 I'm not sure what the definitive response would be. All keys that I have seen generated in the past 5 years seem to match. Confused, Scott On 2013-10-09, at 5:50 PM, Richard Guy Briggs r...@tricolour.net wrote: On Wed, Oct 09, 2013 at 04:54:06PM -0400, Murphy Scott wrote: Technically, you only need the full fingerprint, as the keyid is the last 8 hex digits of the fingerprint That doesn't work for my older key: 2115A82D 19 6A 8F C2 B5 D8 7A AA 28 E0 FE 26 6F F0 84 9E Scott On 2013-10-09, at 3:34 PM, Richard Guy Briggs r...@tricolour.net wrote: On Wed, Oct 09, 2013 at 12:20:32PM -0700, Jean-Francois Messier wrote: Usually, what are the infos in the email tag line about a PGP/GPG key ? Is there a format ? I want to update my mail tag with just the right info. I currently see this from the command line: === pub 2048R/4EFF6649 2013-10-03 Key fingerprint = 9A07 242C 1AEE 2A0D A0F4 B737 23C6 9C3F 4EFF 6649 uid Jean-Francois Messier (New PGP key) new...@messier.ca === I'd strip it down to these two: PGP KEYID: 3382648E PGP Fingerprint: D9DB 27DF 0066 1098 2085 7E5A 0557 2D63 3382 648E The rest anyone can get from a key server and your uid is in your From: line. Thanks :-) JF slainte mhath, RGB 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__(*)__(*)(*)(*)_ ___ Linux mailing list Linux@lists.oclug.on.ca http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux
[OCLUG-Tech] PGP Info in tagline
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[OCLUG-Tech] PGP Info in tagline
Usually, what are the infos in the email tag line about a PGP/GPG key ? Is there a format ? I want to update my mail tag with just the right info. I currently see this from the command line: === pub 2048R/4EFF6649 2013-10-03 Key fingerprint = 9A07 242C 1AEE 2A0D A0F4 B737 23C6 9C3F 4EFF 6649 uid Jean-Francois Messier (New PGP key) new...@messier.ca === Thanks :-) JF --- Le code source libre c'est l'ouverture de l'esprit. Open Source is open minded. ___ Linux mailing list Linux@lists.oclug.on.ca http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux
Re: [OCLUG-Tech] PGP Info in tagline
On Wed, Oct 09, 2013 at 12:20:32PM -0700, Jean-Francois Messier wrote: Usually, what are the infos in the email tag line about a PGP/GPG key ? Is there a format ? I want to update my mail tag with just the right info. I currently see this from the command line: === pub 2048R/4EFF6649 2013-10-03 Key fingerprint = 9A07 242C 1AEE 2A0D A0F4 B737 23C6 9C3F 4EFF 6649 uid Jean-Francois Messier (New PGP key) new...@messier.ca === I'd strip it down to these two: PGP KEYID: 3382648E PGP Fingerprint: D9DB 27DF 0066 1098 2085 7E5A 0557 2D63 3382 648E The rest anyone can get from a key server and your uid is in your From: line. Thanks :-) JF 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__(*)__(*)(*)(*)_ ___ Linux mailing list Linux@lists.oclug.on.ca http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux
Re: [OCLUG-Tech] PGP Info in tagline
Technically, you only need the full fingerprint, as the keyid is the last 8 hex digits of the fingerprint Scott On 2013-10-09, at 3:34 PM, Richard Guy Briggs r...@tricolour.net wrote: On Wed, Oct 09, 2013 at 12:20:32PM -0700, Jean-Francois Messier wrote: Usually, what are the infos in the email tag line about a PGP/GPG key ? Is there a format ? I want to update my mail tag with just the right info. I currently see this from the command line: === pub 2048R/4EFF6649 2013-10-03 Key fingerprint = 9A07 242C 1AEE 2A0D A0F4 B737 23C6 9C3F 4EFF 6649 uid Jean-Francois Messier (New PGP key) new...@messier.ca === I'd strip it down to these two: PGP KEYID: 3382648E PGP Fingerprint: D9DB 27DF 0066 1098 2085 7E5A 0557 2D63 3382 648E The rest anyone can get from a key server and your uid is in your From: line. Thanks :-) JF 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__(*)__(*)(*)(*)_ ___ Linux mailing list Linux@lists.oclug.on.ca http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux signature.asc Description: Message signed with OpenPGP using GPGMail ___ Linux mailing list Linux@lists.oclug.on.ca http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux
Re: [OCLUG-Tech] PGP Info in tagline
On Wed, Oct 09, 2013 at 04:54:06PM -0400, Murphy Scott wrote: Technically, you only need the full fingerprint, as the keyid is the last 8 hex digits of the fingerprint That doesn't work for my older key: 2115A82D 19 6A 8F C2 B5 D8 7A AA 28 E0 FE 26 6F F0 84 9E Scott On 2013-10-09, at 3:34 PM, Richard Guy Briggs r...@tricolour.net wrote: On Wed, Oct 09, 2013 at 12:20:32PM -0700, Jean-Francois Messier wrote: Usually, what are the infos in the email tag line about a PGP/GPG key ? Is there a format ? I want to update my mail tag with just the right info. I currently see this from the command line: === pub 2048R/4EFF6649 2013-10-03 Key fingerprint = 9A07 242C 1AEE 2A0D A0F4 B737 23C6 9C3F 4EFF 6649 uid Jean-Francois Messier (New PGP key) new...@messier.ca === I'd strip it down to these two: PGP KEYID: 3382648E PGP Fingerprint: D9DB 27DF 0066 1098 2085 7E5A 0557 2D63 3382 648E The rest anyone can get from a key server and your uid is in your From: line. Thanks :-) JF slainte mhath, RGB 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__(*)__(*)(*)(*)_ ___ Linux mailing list Linux@lists.oclug.on.ca http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux
Re: [OCLUG-Tech] PGP Info in tagline
This may be specific to GPG created keys. It is mentioned on the gpgtools.org website, as well as in several key signing party documents. Wikipedia mentions the following: In PGP, most keys are created in such a way so that what is called the key ID is equal to the lower 32 or 64 bits respectively of a key fingerprint. PGP uses key IDs to refer to public keys for a variety of purposes. The Apache Foundation has a section on OpenPGP (http://www.apache.org/dev/openpgp.html#find-key-id-with-fingerprint): From The Fingerprint If you have a fingerprint , then the key ID should be the last 8 digits. For example, the ID of the key with fingerprint: FF96 6261 C995 1DDE BF34 5150 D5D2 BDB5 E2B0 54B8 should be: E2B054B8 This can be confirmed by: $ gpg --list-keys --fingerprint E2B054B8 pub 4096R/E2B054B8 2009-08-20 Key fingerprint = FF96 6261 C995 1DDE BF34 5150 D5D2 BDB5 E2B0 54B8 uid Alice Example (EXAMPLE NEW KEY) al...@example.org sub 4096R/4A6D5217 2009-08-20 I'm not sure what the definitive response would be. All keys that I have seen generated in the past 5 years seem to match. Confused, Scott On 2013-10-09, at 5:50 PM, Richard Guy Briggs r...@tricolour.net wrote: On Wed, Oct 09, 2013 at 04:54:06PM -0400, Murphy Scott wrote: Technically, you only need the full fingerprint, as the keyid is the last 8 hex digits of the fingerprint That doesn't work for my older key: 2115A82D 19 6A 8F C2 B5 D8 7A AA 28 E0 FE 26 6F F0 84 9E Scott On 2013-10-09, at 3:34 PM, Richard Guy Briggs r...@tricolour.net wrote: On Wed, Oct 09, 2013 at 12:20:32PM -0700, Jean-Francois Messier wrote: Usually, what are the infos in the email tag line about a PGP/GPG key ? Is there a format ? I want to update my mail tag with just the right info. I currently see this from the command line: === pub 2048R/4EFF6649 2013-10-03 Key fingerprint = 9A07 242C 1AEE 2A0D A0F4 B737 23C6 9C3F 4EFF 6649 uid Jean-Francois Messier (New PGP key) new...@messier.ca === I'd strip it down to these two: PGP KEYID: 3382648E PGP Fingerprint: D9DB 27DF 0066 1098 2085 7E5A 0557 2D63 3382 648E The rest anyone can get from a key server and your uid is in your From: line. Thanks :-) JF slainte mhath, RGB 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__(*)__(*)(*)(*)_ signature.asc Description: Message signed with OpenPGP using GPGMail ___ Linux mailing list Linux@lists.oclug.on.ca http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux
