Conduct of PGP Keysigning Party
- Email your PGP/GPG key to
pgp@ox.compsoc.net before Sunday 20th
February.
- On Sunday evening you will receive an email containing the PGP and
GPG keyrings for the event (one for 2.x RSA style keys, one for 5.x
DH/DSS style keys).
- Attend the event. You will be given a list with everyone's key ID, key
type, fingerprint and key size from the compiled keyrings - there is no
need to print your own copy. Bring a paper copy of your own key ID, key
type, fingerprint and key size. You should also bring suitable photo ID.
- Each keyowner reads their key ID, key type, fingerprint, key size
and user ID from their own printout - not the distributed listing. If
the information matches the printout then place a checkmark by the
key.
- Once everyone has read their key ID information, all the attendees
form a line.
- The first person walks down the line letting every person check
their ID.
- The second person follows immediately behind the first person
and so on.
- If you are satisfied that the person is who they say they are, and
that the key on the printout is theirs, you place another checkmark next
to their key on your printout.
- Once the first person cycles back around to the front of the line
they have checked all the other IDs and their ID has been checked by all
others.
- After everybody has identified himself or herself the formal part of
the meeting is over. You are free to leave or to stay and discuss
matters of PGP and privacy (or anything else) with fellow PGP users. If
everyone is punctual the formal part of the evening should take less
than less than an hour.
- Everyone then goes home and, after checking the key information on
the keyring you were emailed matches the printout that you checked
against, signs the appropriate keys.
- Then send the signed keys back to
pgp@ox.compsoc.net
- The signed keys will then be sent to the keyservers and also the
completed signed keyring back to all participants.
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