Newbie Question: Creating a Key Server using GNUPG tools

[Damien Goutte-Gattat]

Hi,

On 08/27/2017 11:40 AM, arznix via Gnupg-users wrote:
> Can anyone clarify whether it is possible to create a local Key Server using the
> GNUPG tools?

Not with GnuPG itself. The GnuPG project does not provide a keyserver 
software.

Most keyservers out there are powered by a software called SKS 
(Synchronizing Key Server) [1,2].

For a local network, a LDAP-based keyserver may also be considered. The 
GnuPG wiki has a page on how to setup such a server [3].

Finally, with GnuPG modern (>= 2.1) you may choose to setup a Web Key 
Directory. This is a recently introduced approach to key distribution, 
for which GnuPG provides some tools and documentation [4,5].

Hope that helps,

Damien

[1] https://bitbucket.org/skskeyserver/sks-keyserver/wiki/Home
[2] https://keyserver.mattrude.com/guides/building-server/
[3] https://wiki.gnupg.org/LDAPKeyserver
[4] https://gnupg.org/blog/20160830-web-key-service.html
[5] https://gnupg.org/blog/20161027-hosting-a-web-key-directory.html

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