German ct magazine postulates death of pgp encryption

[Ludwig Hügelschäfer]

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On 01.03.15 17:31, Marco Zehe wrote:
> Hi Patrick,
> 
>> Am 01.03.2015 um 15:41 schrieb Patrick Brunschwig 
>> <patrick at enigmail.net>:
>> 
>> The idea I have in mind is roughly as follows: if you upload a
>> key to a keyserver, the keyserver would send an encrypted email
>> to every UID in the key. Each encrypted mail contains a unique
>> link to confirm the email address. Once all email addresses are
>> confirmed, the key is validated and the keyserver will allow
>> access to it just like with any regular keyserver.
> 
> I like this idea very, very much! This is a confirmation that
> doesn’t hurt anybody, and it is something that insures on a basic
> level, that the key isn’t completely bogus.

Yes. And it would automate a process which would have to be done
manually during a sensible key verification.

Ludwig
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