maillog: 20/01/2005-18:17:53(-0500): Chris Gianelloni types
> On Fri, 2005-01-21 at 07:52 +0900, Georgi Georgiev wrote:
> > maillog: 20/01/2005-09:57:24(-0500): Chris Gianelloni types
> > > On Thu, 2005-01-20 at 14:11 +0900, Georgi Georgiev wrote:
> > > 
> > > > To see what I mean -- gpg --refresh-keys [EMAIL PROTECTED] and verify 
> > > > the
> > > > signature of this message. The latest uid that I just created has no
> > > > name associated with it, so no need for an ID, right? I just need to
> > > > prove that [EMAIL PROTECTED] is my address, right?
> > > 
> > > Say what?  No.  You would be signed that [EMAIL PROTECTED] is Georgi
> > > Georgiev and has the key ID 44F51266.
> > 
> > Really? But I was talking about signing only the UID that has no name.
> 
> Why the hell would we do that?

If my anonymous key was signed, you wouldn't be able to send a signed
e-mail claiming it to be from my e-mail address. And since you don't
trust my name, checking the signature would reveal a "good signature by
[anon] [EMAIL PROTECTED]" when I send signed e-mail. In this case you'd at
least know that my e-mail is not spoofed which is still something.

> > > Adding another uid to the same
> > > key, with or without a name, won't change that.  Also, when you sign, it
> > > asks you if you want to sign all the uid for the key.  I would say "no"
> > > to that and only sign the one I have verified myself.
> > 
> > Yes. So don't sign the UIDs that have names. Only the anonymous one.
> 
> Again, we aren't out to try to circumvent the process, so your point is
> moot.  We wouldn't sign the "anonymous" uid.

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