On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 01:38:11AM +0100, Richard Hartmann wrote: > Hi all, > > after creating a new key and getting back into 'serious' gpg usage, > I attended a key signing party where the overwhelming portion of > people had only one form of ID with them. > > It seems that most people assign the highest trust level to others > who have presented only one form of ID. Personally, I tend towards > only granting that to people who showed me two seperate pieces > of ID.
Perhaps more important than the number of IDs, is the quality of IDs. A cheap generic photo ID from the local gym is practically worthless. A passport or drivers license is usually good. I wouldn't go crazy here: keep in mind that the web of trust is designed for people who don't have the ability to prove that a passport or license is real. This is one of the reasons that more than one signature is needed to make a key fully valid. All that the web of trust asks is that you do your best. David _______________________________________________ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users