Re: so how do you get others to sign your key?

Lawrence/kurt c wrote: And remember my name is Lawrence. This kurt account I created on a whim to test Enigmail, so I just typed in some garbage, thinking that I'd discard it later. But no, I'm enjoying this Enigmail. And by the way, I live in Los Angeles. If anyone from here wants key-signing,

Re: so how do you get others to sign your key?

be a key signing party. Also, for the second question, have a look at CaCert.org. You could also search www.biglumber.com to see if there are keysigning events in your area (e.g., through your local Linux Users Group), or if you can find an individual who will meet with you one-on-one. -- Rick

Re: passphrases: the police and subkeys scenario

quot;" signs. No worries, man, I understood you. I actually omitted from my last post "and not all border guards are the same." cheers Rick - -- Rick Valenzuela photographer | reporter +1 267 694 3642 | www.rickv.com GnuPG ID: 0xD5644029 -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: Gn

Re: passphrases: the police and subkeys scenario

I was just highlighting that a gray area could exist, and that this kind of interpretation is not limited to whether a country is civilized or not. Rick - -- Rick Valenzuela photographer | reporter +1 267 694 3642 | www.rickv.com GnuPG ID: 0xD5644029 -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v

info in sigs, comments and header

&w=2 What are your practices for this? Is anything seen as useless or gauche? Rick - -- Rick Valenzuela photographer | reporter +1 267 694 3642 | www.rickv.com GnuPG ID: 0xD5644029 -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.8 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG wit

Re: passphrases: the police and subkeys scenario

Robert J. Hansen wrote: it's grossly inaccurate to say that an airport is beyond the laws of the host country. I said it's "viewed as." It's an interpretation and being taken advantage of as such. I might've tended toward hyperbole and implied an uncivilized Wild West of airports, but for some

Re: passphrases: the police and subkeys scenario

. Ah, and there's the fatal flaw -- not the part about "civilized" countries, but simply "country." Airport immigration and customs is viewed as outside the borders, a middle ground where the laws of the destination nation don't apply. Rick - -- Rick Valenzuela

Re: passphrases: the police and subkeys scenario

Hah, good point. And should it ever come down to that, I hope access to a lawyer is possible (and worthwhile) at that point. But both your and Matt's suggestions are good to have in the playbook. The border trick is a pretty good precaution (groan). Rick David Shaw wrote: An easy way to hand

Re: different exported and uploaded public key

. Sorry. Rick -- Rick Valenzuela photographer | reporter +1 267 694 3642 | www.rickv.com stet wrote: I just created a new primary key and subkeys, and uploaded them to keyservers. Then I exported my public key in ascii-armor, and copied that file to a web forum profile. I noticed that the very last

Re: public key different between keyserver and exported file

Oh, okay. Thank you for clearing that up; I tried searching and found nothing close to addressing this. Rick -- Rick Valenzuela photographer | reporter +1 267 694 3642 | www.rickv.com David Shaw wrote: On Jun 11, 2008, at 3:38 PM, Rick Valenzuela wrote: I just created a new primary key and

passphrases: the police and subkeys scenario

police scenario play out? If supposing then that TSA or some entity forces me to give up my passphrase for decryption purposes, then I've compromised everything, no? Trying and thinking, Rick - -- Rick Valenzuela photographer | reporter +1 267 694 3642 | www.rickv.com -BEGIN PGP SIGNAT

public key different between keyserver and exported file

. Each version begins the same, but somewhere they end up different. Did I mess something up? Should I be worried about this? You can compare the two here: At the top of this link is my uploaded public key: http://keyserver.gingerbear.net:11371/pks/lookup?search=rick+valenzuela&fingerprint=o