[Swlug] Meeting << Cardiff >> this Tuesday - keysigning party!

[Neil Greenwood]

On 9 June 2014 20:17:21 BST, Mark Einon <mark.einon at linux.com> wrote:
>Hi,
>
>If you still haven't got yourself a PGP key for tomorrow's keysigning
>party,
>here's a quick guide to getting one (although not the _most_ secure!):
>
>* Install gpg (that's gpg, for 'GNU Privacy Guard', not pgp!) from your
>distro's repo.
>* Generate your gnupg keys
>
>bash$ gpg --gen-key
>
>* Select the key types you want - The default is good.
>
>Please select what kind of key you want:
>
>   (1) RSA and RSA (default)
>   (2) DSA and Elgamal
>   (3) DSA (sign only)
>   (4) RSA (sign only)
>Your selection? <return>
>
>* Select your key size: 4096
>
>RSA keys may be between 1024 and 4096 bits long.
>What keysize do you want? (2048) 4096<return>
>Requested keysize is 4096 bits
>
>* Set the lifetime of this key: 5 years is good
>
>Requested keysize is 4096 bits
>Please specify how long the key should be valid.
>         0 = key does not expire
>      <n>  = key expires in n days
>      <n>w = key expires in n weeks
>      <n>m = key expires in n months
>      <n>y = key expires in n years
>Key is valid for? (0) 1y<return>
>Key expires at Fri Nov  5 00:19:43 EST 2014
>Is this correct (y/n)? y<return>
>
>* Enter your name and email address(es)...
>
>Real name: Demo User<return>
>Email address: demo at nonexistent.nowhere<return>
>Comment:
>You selected this USER-ID:
>    "Demo User <demo at nonexistent.nowhere>"
>
>Change (N)ame, (C)omment, (E)mail or (O)kay/(Q)uit?  O<return>
>
>* Choose a pass phrase. It should be something you won't forget. If you
>forget
> your pass phrase, you cannot recover your key.
>
>* Move the mouse and hit some keys maybe update locate in the
>background or run
>a big find. GPG is reading from /dev/random to get some randomness for
>your
>key generation. /dev/random is populated in part by the interrupts
>happening
> on your computer.
>
>That's it! You should now have a GPG key.
>
>* Send your key to the keyserver:
>
>bash$ gpg --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --send-key <Your_Key_ID>
>
>* Print out the information that you need to bring along to the party:
>
>bash$ gpg --fingerprint  <Your_Key_ID>
>
>Hope to see you there!
>
>Cheers,
>
>Mark

It's a shame I can't make it tonight - I have wanted to do a key signing for years.

Of course, I also need to extend the validity of my current key... :-)

Neil

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