Key server software written by Marc Horowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For questions or comments regarding this key server site, contact Server Administrator <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Current version: 0.9.5
NOTE! This service is provided to facilitate public-key cryptography for demonstration and educational purposes. It is the responsibility of users of public-key cryptography to ensure that their activities conform to legal requirements.
[ Croatian: Za hrvatsku verziju ovoga teksta posaljite poruku koja ce u Subject imati "HELP HR" na adresu [EMAIL PROTECTED] Danish: For at faa en dansk version af denne text skal du sende en e-mail med en subject-tekst: "HELP DK" til [EMAIL PROTECTED] eller slaa op paa URL http://www.pgp.net/pgpnet/email-help-dk.html English: For an english version of this message, send an e-mail with a subject line of "HELP" to [EMAIL PROTECTED], or access the URL http://www.pgp.net/pgpnet/email-help-en.html Finnish: Saadaksesi taman tekstin suomeksi, laheta osoitteeseen [EMAIL PROTECTED] tyhja viesti, jonka Subject-kentta on "HELP FI". French: Pour une version française de çe texte, envoyez un message au sujet de "HELP FR" à [EMAIL PROTECTED] German: Für eine deutschsprachige Fassung dieses Textes senden Sie eine Mail mit dem Subject "HELP DE" an die folgende Adresse [EMAIL PROTECTED] oder URL: http://www.pgp.net/pgp/email-help-de.html Norwegian: For aa faa dette dokumentet paa norsk, send "HELP NO" til [EMAIL PROTECTED] Spanish: Para obtener una versión en castellano de este texto, envíe un mail a [EMAIL PROTECTED] con el "Subject" HELP ES ]
PGP Public Email Keyservers ---------------------------
There are PGP public email key servers which allow one to exchange public keys running using the Internet and UUCP mail systems. Those capable of accessing the WWW might prefer to use the WWW interface available via http://www.pgp.net/pgpnet/www-key.html and managers of sites which may want to make frequent lookups may care to copy the full keyring from the FTP server at ftp://ftp.pgp.net/pub/pgp/keys/
This service exists only to help transfer keys between PGP users. It does NOT attempt to guarantee that a key is a valid key; use the signatures on a key for that kind of security.
Each keyserver processes requests in the form of mail messages. The commands for the server are entered on the Subject: line. ---------------------------------------------- ======== ----- Note that they should NOT be included in the body of the message. --------------------- === ---------------------------------------
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: help
Sending your key to ONE server is enough. After it processes your key, it will forward your add request to other servers automagically.
For example, to add your key to the keyserver, or to update your key if it is already there, send a message similar to the following to any server:
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: add
-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- Version: 2.6
<blah blah blah> -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
COMPROMISED KEYS: Create a Key Revocation Certificate (read the PGP docs on how to do that) and mail your key to the server once again, with the ADD command.
Valid commands are:
Command Result ---------------------- ------------------------------------------------- HELP Returns this message HELP language Localized help text (DE, EN, ES, FI, FR, HR, NO) ADD Add PGP public key from the body of your message INDEX userid List all PGP keys containing the words in userid VERBOSE INDEX userid Verbose list of all keys containing userid GET userid Get the key(s) matching userid LAST days Get the keys updated in the last `days' days ------------------------------------------------------------------------
LIMITATIONS:
Most keyservers have a limit on the number of keys they return in queries, in order not to swamp you with too many keys in case you made a typo (the full database at the keyservers exceeds 2GB).
If you *REALLY* need the whole index file or key ring, *PLEASE* ftp it from a key server such as `ftp://ftp.pgp.net/pub/pgp/keys/' or one of the national servers.
NOTE: PGP is extremely slow when operating on large keyrings. Adding the full ring of the keyserver to your own ring will take several *MONTHS* to complete.
ADDRESSES TO USE:
Users should normally use the email address [EMAIL PROTECTED]' or your national servers using one of:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
for the email interface, `ftp://ftp.pgp.net/pub/pgp/' for FTP, and `http://www.pgp.net/pgpnet/' for WWW access.
Users are recommended to use the "*.pgp.net" addresses above as these are stable and reliable.