[TriLUG] GPG/PGP questions -- was: CACert Assurance

[Tanner Lovelace]

On 12/20/05, Christopher L Merrill <chris at webperformance.com> wrote:

> I'm going to try to make it.  I've got the day off, so there's a good
> chance.  I haven't been to Cameron Village, but I'm sure I can find Moe's.
>
> If I put my PGP key on a USB drive, is that all I need?  I can bring my
> laptop if necessary, but would prefer not to.

NO!!!  You should absolutely *NOT* bring your PGP key with you.

All that happens at a PGP Keysigning is that people verify your
identity and the fingerprint of your PGP key.  Therefore, what you need
to bring is

* drivers license or other photo id
* Your PGP fingerprint.  (With GPG you can get this by gpg
--fingerprint {key e-mail address}

For more information about PGP keysigning parties, please see the Keysigning
Party Howto:

http://www.cryptnet.net/fdp/crypto/gpg-party.html

Cheers,
Tanner
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