[ale] gnupg signatures

[Greg Sabino Mullane]

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> I have recieved quite a few signed messages via the list.  
> certserver.pgp.com however does not have the keys of those 
> signing messages.  Do I need to use a different keyserver or 
> is there a key ring for ale?

Neither. All the keyservers (in theory) propogate out all 
the keys to each other, so if you add it to one, it will 
eventually end up on all. As far as I know, ALE does not 
maintain its own keyring.

I suspect the problem is the way you are searching for the 
keys, as the keyservers can be quite picky. The best way is 
to use the 8 character hexadecimal key signature, which is 
really just the last 8 characters of the key's unique 
fingerprint (see the headers of my emails for mine). Usually the 
8 characters are sufficient to locate a key. Make sure you 
add a "0x" in front of the sig, and use all uppercase. For 
example, if you go to the web interface of any of these 
keyservers:

http://certserver.pgp.com/

http://pgp.mit.edu/

http://www.keyserver.net/

and enter "0x14964AC8", you will get my key. You can also enter 
names, but that is a little more tricky, as you usually get 
many results. 

Actually signing someone's key and integrating yourself into a 
web of trust is another matter. I'd love to see ALE get more 
involved in building a web of trust; impromptu key signings at 
the monthly meeting(s) would be a great start. Please let me know 
if anyone has GPG-related questions: I'd love to see more people 
get involved and signing their emails.

Greg Sabino Mullane <greg at turnstep.com>
PGP Key: 0x14964AC8 200201232310

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