keyserver.gnupg.org funded by GnuPG e. Verein

[Bernhard Reiter]

Hello Friends of GnuPG and pragmatically standardised end-to-end crypto!

Am Dienstag 31 Januar 2023 16:36:21 schrieb Bernhard Reiter:
> over the course of last year our association ("Verein" in German)
> has funded the setup and running of a server for public OpenPGP keys.
>
> It is running since a few months now at:
>
>     https://keyserver2.gnupg.org/
>
> (It's in beta, there will be some adjustments to the texts.)

unfortunatly the server is down now.
The two admins silently dropped out (for reasons outside of GnuPG).

So I am not sure how long the server is down, I've just noticed
two weeks ago or so. Got in contact with one of the previous admins.

The question is now:
  Is there an interest to run another modern keyserver
  for public keys as part of the GnuPG association?

When the old keyserver network broke down, some demand for a new network was 
visible. There is one now https://spider.pgpkeys.eu/ and the server from 
GnuPG e.V. was a part of it. The software https://hockeypuck.io is maintained
and more resistant against attacks, but does not carry third party signatures 
(IIRC).

From the conceptual side I think there is still a gap that decentralized
pubkeyservers fill. 

What do you think?

Best Regards
Bernhard

> How it came to be:
> Werner suggested two young admins, and I handled the details.
> The server is operated independently from the Verein:
> e.g. the board does not have any access to the machines.
> I estimate the costs for the verein between 1000 and 2000€,
> maybe a little bit more, once we get more load on the system.
> Technically the admin told me, they can scale the system up, if needed.


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