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Re: Looking for Estonian DD-s



Wouter Verhelst, le mer. 25 août 2021 17:06:39 +0200, a ecrit:
> On Mon, Aug 23, 2021 at 04:12:43AM +0000, Paul Wise wrote:
> > On Sun, Aug 22, 2021 at 2:31 PM Aivar Annamaa wrote:
> > 
> > > Is here someone, who can meet me in Tartu, Estonia or is willing to
> > > arrange this over the internet? Perhaps I could sign a statement about
> > > my identity with Estonian ID card?
> > 
> > I checked the list of lists of Debian locations and there are no
> > Debian members that list their location as Estonia. It generally isn't
> > accepted to sign keys over the internet or other electronic means.
> 
> Disagree. Why would that be the case?
> 
> By signing an OpenPGP key you certify that you are sufficiently
> convinced that the key's holder is who they say they are, and that they
> control their key. The easiest way to do that is to meet someone in
> person, but that doesn't mean it's the *only* possible way.
> 
> Am I missing something?

You need to make sure to avoid man-in-the-middle concerns.

Samuel


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