Re: GPG USAGE HOWTO 1 (was: Re: AM report on Thierry Bourrillon)
Hi Ralf!
On Tue, 17 Apr 2001, Ralf Treinen wrote:
> If I sign a key I confirm the fact that the person with the name on
> the key has claimed to me that the key is his. IMHO my signature on
> the key does not confirm that the person is owner of the mailbox.
> Am I right?
When I sign a key I confirm than
o a person showing me a photo ID (passport, etc..) has claimed that
this key (with fingerprint etc) is their key,
o the Name on the photo ID matches the name on the key user id
o the person can receive and read mail at all mailboxes I sign.
I used to check whether the person actually owns the secret key too
but don't do this any longer.
yours,
peter
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