Key signing policies (was: key-signing for pseudonyms)

Jerry Windrel jerry.windrel at verizon.net
Wed May 19 05:02:34 CEST 2004


You should add your policy on signing photos.  I haven't seen much on that.
I noticed that photos also have fingerprints, and I've wondering how they
are used.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marcus Frings" <iam-est-hora-surgere at despammed.com>
To: <gnupg-users at gnupg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 7:13 PM
Subject: Key signing policies (was: key-signing for pseudonyms)


> * Adrian 'Dagurashibanipal' von Bidder <avbidder at fortytwo.ch> wrote:
> > On Saturday 15 May 2004 08.05, Atom 'Smasher' wrote:
>
> >> what happens, though, when one uses a pseudonym, alias, or "hacker
> >> name" as the name in their pgp key?
>
> > My policy is: I only sign
> >  - photo ids where the photo matches the person
> >  - userids with full name
>
> > everything else doesn't really make sense for general keysignings.
>
> And here is mine:
>
> <http://www.sc-delphin-eschweiler.de/pgp/>
>
> Maybe someone of you would like to have a look at it and tell me what
> could be improved.
>
> One thing will be added in the next few days: I won't sign keys that
> consist of a pseudonym only (and haven't done in the past).
>
> Regards,
> Marcus
> -- 
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>
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