you should get people to sign your key too, create a "web of trust".
d.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Noel J. Bergman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 02 January 2003 17:46
> To: James Developers List
> Subject: Distribution signing
>
>
> > > do I simply make for myself an ad hoc key and stick it in a file?
> > > Do we have a KEY file already, with keys for previous Release
> Managers?
>
> > I don't believe it has ever been done for James.
> > It is however highly recommended.
> > The real danger was that someone would add trojon horse to builds
>
> And that danger increases with the push to use mirrors for downloading.
>
> I went ahead and used GnuPG, created a new key for signing,
> prepared a KEYS
> file, signed the distribution files following the instuctions on the GnuPG
> site, and uploaded the KEYS and digital signatures to the download
> directories.  Also setup a HEADER.html and README.html.
>
> I did not use the same key that I use for SSH.  The key I generated is
> unique to file signing.
>
> I'll update KEYS, HEADER.html and README.html files into the CVS.
>
>       --- Noel
>
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