On 13/06/18 14:43, Daniel Kahn Gillmor wrote:
> the proposed revocation distribution network wouldn't allow any user IDs
> or third-party certifications, so most of the "trollwot" would not be
> relevant.
As I see it, the keyservers perform two related but distinct functions -
finding unknown
On Wed 2018-01-17 08:57:12 +0100, Kristian Fiskerstrand wrote:
> On 01/17/2018 01:20 AM, Daniel Kahn Gillmor wrote:
>> On Tue 2018-01-16 22:56:58 +0100, Kristian Fiskerstrand wrote:
>>> thanks for this post Daniel, my primary question would be what advantage
>>> is gained by this verification
On 01/17/2018 01:20 AM, Daniel Kahn Gillmor wrote:
> On Tue 2018-01-16 22:56:58 +0100, Kristian Fiskerstrand wrote:
>> thanks for this post Daniel, my primary question would be what advantage
>> is gained by this verification being done by an arbitrary third party
>> rather by a trusted client
On Tue 2018-01-16 22:56:58 +0100, Kristian Fiskerstrand wrote:
> thanks for this post Daniel, my primary question would be what advantage
> is gained by this verification being done by an arbitrary third party
> rather by a trusted client running locally, which is the current modus
> operandus.
> On 16 Jan 2018, at 22:26, Leo Gaspard wrote:
>
> It could also help limit the impact of the nightmare scenario RJH has
> described, by making sure all the data is “cryptographically valid and
> matching”, thus making it harder to just propagate arbitrary data down
>
On 01/16/2018 10:56 PM, Kristian Fiskerstrand wrote:
> On 01/16/2018 07:40 PM, Daniel Kahn Gillmor wrote:
>
>> The keyserver network (or some future variant of it) can of course play
>> a role in parallel to any or all of these. for example, keyservers are
>> particularly well-situated to offer
On 01/16/2018 07:40 PM, Daniel Kahn Gillmor wrote:
> The keyserver network (or some future variant of it) can of course play
> a role in parallel to any or all of these. for example, keyservers are
> particularly well-situated to offer key revocation, updates to expiry,
> and subkey rotation,
On Tue 2018-01-16 01:02:11 +, listo factor via Gnupg-users wrote:
> Burning it down is not what I was advocating. I am advocating orderly
> evacuation and replacement of a system that has clearly outlived its
> usefulnesses. If it is not replaced in time, it will, at some point,
> burn ignited