Re: Hide UID From Public Key Server By Poison Your Key?

2018-01-15 Thread Robert J. Hansen
> Just an idea, it might be more efficient if I just > commit online suicide (throw away my current > identity). I should also add: in addition to being a dick move, this approach doesn't work. It's genuinely counterproductive. If I were to see a certificate with a hundred different UIDs, I'd im

Re: Remove public key from keyserver (was: Hide UID From Public Key Server By Poison Your Key?)

2018-01-15 Thread Matthias Mansfeld
On 15 Jan 2018 at 18:53, Andrew Gallagher wrote: > > > On 15 Jan 2018, at 16:39, Stefan Claas > > wrote: > > > > Maybe we need (a court) case were a PGP user requests the removal of > > his / her keys until the operators and code maintainers wake up? > > You also need to prove that removal is

Re: Hide UID From Public Key Server By Poison Your Key?

2018-01-15 Thread Jason Lawrence
ill be  pointless.   Sent: Monday, January 15, 2018 at 3:13 PM From: "Robert J. Hansen" To: gnupg-users@gnupg.org Subject: Re: Hide UID From Public Key Server By Poison Your Key? > Let's say, you have accidentally associated your > real name to the key under your online

Re: Remove public key from keyserver (was: Hide UID From Public Key Server By Poison Your Key?)

2018-01-15 Thread Andrew Gallagher
> On 15 Jan 2018, at 16:39, Stefan Claas wrote: > > Maybe we need (a court) case were a PGP user requests the removal > of his / her keys until the operators and code maintainers wake up? You also need to prove that removal is technically possible. Otherwise all that such a court case will ach

Re: Remove public key from keyserver (was: Hide UID From Public Key Server By Poison Your Key?)

2018-01-15 Thread Stefan Claas
sing in 2005 was labeled > as "Remove public key from keyserver No.74" >   > > Sent: Monday, January 15, 2018 at 4:14 PM > From: "Leo Gaspard" > To: gnupg-users@gnupg.org > Subject: Remove public key from keyserver (was: Re: Hide UID From > Public Key Se

Re: Remove public key from keyserver (was: Hide UID From Public Key Server By Poison Your Key?)

2018-01-15 Thread Jason Lawrence
nday, January 15, 2018 at 4:14 PM From: "Leo Gaspard" To: gnupg-users@gnupg.org Subject: Remove public key from keyserver (was: Re: Hide UID From Public Key Server By Poison Your Key?) On 01/15/2018 08:13 AM, Robert J. Hansen wrote:>> Since you can never remove >> anythi

Remove public key from keyserver (was: Re: Hide UID From Public Key Server By Poison Your Key?)

2018-01-15 Thread Leo Gaspard
On 01/15/2018 08:13 AM, Robert J. Hansen wrote:>> Since you can never remove >> anything from the public key server, You are >> wondering if you can add something to it -- for >> example, add another 100 of UIDs with other >> people's real name and emails so people can not >> find out which one is

Hide UID From Public Key Server By Poison Your Key?

2018-01-15 Thread Jason Lawrence
Hi all, For of all, I am sorry for using a temporary email address. Let's say, you have accidentally associated your real name to the key under your online name and upload it to public key server, which allows anyone to connect your online identity to the person in real life. Since you can never

Re: Hide UID From Public Key Server By Poison Your Key?

2018-01-14 Thread Robert J. Hansen
> Let's say, you have accidentally associated your > real name to the key under your online name and > upload it to public key server, which allows > anyone to connect your online identity to the > person in real life. Uh -- how? There is no mechanism in the keyserver to do this. That's why you

Hide UID From Public Key Server By Poison Your Key?

2018-01-14 Thread Jason Lawrence
Hi all, For of all, I am sorry for using a temporary email address. Let's say, you have accidentally associated your real name to the key under your online name and upload it to public key server, which allows anyone to connect your online identity to the person in real life. Since you can never