[TriLUG] Getting started with PGP/GPG

[Jeff Tickle]

Perhaps this information should be added to the FAQ?

-Jeff

On Thu, 2004-06-24 at 07:45, Magnus Hedemark wrote:
> On Wed, 23 Jun 2004, Rick DeNatale wrote:
> 
> > I've seen lots of mention about getting keys signed at TriLug events.
> > What do I need to do to participate in this. What to I need to bring?
> 
> 1) Open an account on biglumber.com.  Upload your key there.  State your 
> city as "Triangle Area".
> 2) E-mail me and tell me your key is there.  I will add your key to the 
> TriLUG keyring.
> 3) State your intent about a day before the meeting to get your new key 
> signed to try to entice other OpenPGP users to be prepared for a key 
> signing at the meeting.
> 4) Take the output of "gpg --fingerprint [keyid]" and print it onto a 
> bunch of slips of paper or business cards.  Take these with you to the 
> meeting.
> 
> Someone at the meeting should act as a keysigning coordinator and suggest 
> the protocol to use for completing the key signing.  Preferably it should 
> be someone who has done a few key signings and has an efficient method 
> given the number of people involved in the key signing.
> 
> Individual key signers may have their own preferred protocol for 
> exchanging signed keys.  I might suggest considering the key escrow 
> service provided by biglumber.com which seeks to prevent "deadbeat 
> keysigners".
-- 
Jeff Tickle <jtickle at jtsoft.net>
JTSoft.net