[Freedombox-discuss] Debian as though cryptographic authentication mattered Questions

[melvincarvalho@gmail.com (Melvin Carvalho)]

On 9 August 2011 04:57, John Walsh <fiftyfour at waldevin.com> wrote:
> Hi Melvin,
>
>> My solution to this is to use the same RSA key for both my
>> WebID and my OpenPGP key.
> Is an RSA key a self-signed key for WebID and an OpenPGP key?

Yes self signed.  Though in both cases it's also possible for people
in your circle to sign your key.

>
>>
>> It's often seen as an either/or choice by people not familiar
>> with one or the other, but I think both approaches have
>> something to offer.
> If both keys use self-signed keys why would people think it's an either/or?

I think the historical tendency is to think in terms of one system or
the other (X.509 / OpenPGP).  Hopefully that will change over time tho
:)

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