[Cryptography] PGP Key Signing parties

[The Doctor]

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On 10/11/2013 07:03 AM, Tony Naggs wrote:

> Do key signing parties even happen much anymore? The last time I
> saw one advertised was around PGP 2.6!

There were a few at HOPE some years ago (2004, perhaps?) and there was
one at the International Summit for Community Wireless Networks in
October of 2012.  I also seem to recall some of the cryptoparties
holding key signing parties.

> For many purposes I don't care about a person's official, legal 
> identity, but I do want to communicate with a particular persona. 
> For instance at DefCon or CCC I neither know or care whether
> someone identifies themselves to me by their legal name or hacker
> handle, but it is very useful to know & authenticate that they are
> in control of a private PGP/GPG key in that name on a particular
> date.

I'm quoting this only for the fact that it's a sentiment one doesn't
hear much of today.

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