GPG (Re: [Nottingham] RE: Pro Licenses and Mesh Networking)

[godfrey]

On Thursday 04 October 2007 12:51 pm, Joshua Lock wrote:
> On 04/10/2007, godfrey <godfrey at gnnix.co.uk> wrote:
> > Oh bother! I have had an adverse reaction to the medication I was just
> > given earlier this week, so will miss the talk tonight. (Thinks, have to
> > add Erethromycin to Penicillin as what I am allergic to).
>
> Ouch :(

Just how I feel at the moment <grin painfully>

> The idea behind PGP is that when you sign a key you are verifying that
> the person whose key you are signing is actually who they claim to be.
> Hence the need for face to face meets with photo ID before key signing
> occurs.
>
> Wikipedia to the rescue:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretty_Good_Privacy#Web_of_trust
>

OK, I agree with that. Sending a copy of my Passport would be a "bad idea" as 
it would give out the passport number to who knows whom! So, anyone prepared 
for a quick meet-up one lunchtime in the city centre (when I get back to 
work, of course). I travel in by bus, and my bus pass has my photo on it (I 
had to prove my address and identity to get it)

Godfrey