Equally (or more) interesting to me is https://onename.io, which leverages the
namecoin blockchain to distribute PGP key hashes. See, for example,
https://www.onename.io/wyager
You have, among other things, my key hash and a link to get my full pubkey.
This is all stored in the publicly accessi
David Berry:
>
> Hi
>
> Is anyone familiar with:
>
> https://keybase.io
>
> It looks like an interesting project and the idea of a database of
> public keys is definitely a good one… or is it?
>
> Best
>
> David
>From usability perspective, I am excited about this project!
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Liberationtech
On Mar 25, 2014, at 7:58 AM, Johannes wrote:
> On 03/24/2014 11:00 PM, Steve Weis wrote:
>> Unfortunately, beyond acting as a directory, the keybase.io website
>> also insecurely offers Javascript crypto in the browser:
>
> I have some other problems with keybase.io. First, the webapp encourage
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Hash: SHA256
Here is another interesting critique of keybase.io we were passing
around last week (I believe Tony tweeted it first):
http://blog.lrdesign.com/2014/03/thoughts-on-keybase-io/
Personally, I do think it's a very interesting step forward in UI and
UX
On 03/24/2014 11:00 PM, Steve Weis wrote:
> Unfortunately, beyond acting as a directory, the keybase.io website
> also insecurely offers Javascript crypto in the browser:
I have some other problems with keybase.io. First, the webapp encourages
its users to paste their private keys into a browser w
If anyone's interested in trying it out or just looking around, I have five
invites available. Feel free to send me an email off-list if you want one.
Sincerely,
Will Papper
On Mar 24, 2014 5:03 PM, "David Berry" wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> Is anyone familiar with:
>
> https://keybase.io
>
> It looks like
On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 2:03 PM, David Berry wrote:
> It looks like an interesting project and the idea of a database of public
> keys is definitely a good one... or is it?
>
The entire concept is untenable:
http://tonyarcieri.com/whats-wrong-with-webcrypto
They admit as much throughout the si
On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 2:03 PM, David Berry wrote:
> Is anyone familiar with:
>
> https://keybase.io
>
> It looks like an interesting project and the idea of a database of public
> keys is definitely a good one... or is it?
As a public key directory, the state of the art is essentially
pgp.mit.e
Hi
Is anyone familiar with:
https://keybase.io
It looks like an interesting project and the idea of a database of public keys
is definitely a good one… or is it?
Best
David
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Dr. David M. Berry
Reader
Silverstone 316
School of Media, Film and Music
University of Sussex,
Falmer,
Eas
