[Leaplist] new PGP key

[Derek Konigsberg]

I'll let someone else explain the details of how PGP works, and just start 
with defining the basics...

When you receive an e-mail, you really do not know two things:
1) Who actually sent it (the "From" line is easily forged)
2) If anyone else saw it besides you and the sender.

Problem #1 is taken care of by something called a digital signature
Problem #2 is taken care of by encryption

PGP can do both.  (So can S/MIME and X.509 certificates, but that's 
another discussion)

-Derek

On Tue, 5 Aug 2008, Jim Hartley wrote:

> Yeah, I know somebody put a whole bunch of references, but can we get a short 
> explanation? I know PGP is encryption, but why would I want it on my e-mail? 
> And what is all this "signing" and "fingerprint" and "business card" stuff? 
> Sweet and simple, PLEASE!
>
> Jim Hartley
>
> Ram K. Singh wrote:
>> Sounds great!!  Now what is a PGP key?..:):):)  and why a business card?
>> 
>> Ram
>> 
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>> Great, 3rd B.C.
>> 
>> --- On *Tue, 8/5/08, Phil Barnett /<philb at philb.us>/* wrote:
>>
>>     From: Phil Barnett <philb at philb.us>
>>     Subject: Re: [Leaplist] new PGP key
>>     To: leaplist at leap-cf.org
>>     Date: Tuesday, August 5, 2008, 12:40 AM
>>
>>     On Monday 04 August 2008 08:32:01 pm John Simpson wrote:
>>
>>     > in the past, LEAP has held PGP key-signing parties at some of their
>>     > meetings. is there any interest in holding one at the LEAP meeting on
>>     > august 21st? if so, i can make up a list, and you can just bring your
>>     > IDs with you. or even easier
>>      (and usable for more than just the one
>>     > keysigning) you can make up some business cards with your name, email
>>     > address, key ID, and full fingerprint, and bring them with you.
>>
>>     I would not be a member of any group that would have a member like me 
>> there.
>>
>>     ;-)
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