On Tue, Jul 11, 2017 at 08:26:50AM -0600, Matt plug.org wrote: > I'm trying to wrap my head around the PGP key-signing idea, as I'd like to > participate tomorrow at OpenWest, but I've never really used PGP before.
The party is technically Thursday at 17:00.
https://www.openwest.org/schedule/#tab-2017-07-13
> The OpenWest page regarding the party gives some information, but it seems
> incomplete. https://www.openwest.org/key-signing-party/
>
> From what I understand, I:
>
> 1. Generate a PGP keypair (gpg --gen-key).
Good.
> 2. Send an email with my PUBLIC key only (not fingerprint, right?) to
> Aaron
Correct.
> 3. Print out the fingerprint via `gpg --fingerprint "[email protected]"`
> and bring that info to the party
Indeed.
> 4. At the party read off key info -- just fingerprint?
I'll explain when we're there.
> 5. Verify others' keys and IDs
Yup.
> 6. ...
Profit!
> What and when is the actual "key signing"? Each verified individual signs
> every other verified individual's keys (implying some basic idea that to
> the extent of my knowledge, they are who they say they are)?
I'll also explain this in detail at the party. Basically, it will go something
like this:
1. I will have collected everyone's public key who attended into a group
keyring.
2. I will email that keyring to every attendant after the party.
3. Instructions will be included as to how to proceed.
> Sorry if these seem like stupid questions. It's all pretty foreign to me.
No worries. OpenPGP and the tools aren't exactly intuitive, which is the #1
complaint against its use- horrible UX.
> Once I get a better understanding of the idea, as an introvert, my next
> challenge will be psyching myself up to make that many small human
> interactions. :)
Swing by, and all your wildest dreams will come true!
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