Damien Goutte-Gattat via Gnupg-users wrote: > Hi, > > On Fri, Jun 14, 2019 at 10:12:51AM +0200, Oscar Carlsson via Gnupg-users > wrote: > >I'm generally curious on your opinions on the latest new keyserver, > >this time running a new software than the normal keyservers. > > For what it's worth, my main concern is that it is a centralized > service. > > This puts whoever is running keys.openpgp.org in a uniquely good > position to do Bad Things™. Of course I don't expect they would, but the > point is, they could (or they could be forced to).
Interesting to read young peoples thoughts. Can you give a good reason why key servers should be a decentralized distributing medium? For Warez etc, like p2p Networks I can understand this. Why not let key servers be run, like this new one, on behalf of Government Institutions, or commercial Services etc. like S/MIME ldap Servers? Would a dissident or other people really benefit from the old style key server medium? I mean when third parties have them on their radar it would not help them much, right? The only benefit I see is that 3rd parties, not known to us, can do "research" with a key dump, without letting us know. With a centralized approach and run on behalf by proper authorities this would be not possible, and if, they can do this anyways with what we have now. Regards Stefan _______________________________________________ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users
