[BUGS] PGP Key-Signing Event

[John Marshall]

1.  ANNOUNCEMENT

I  mentioned on irc a few months ago that I'd like to arrange a PGP key-
signing event to coincide with the next BUGS meeting.  So, with our  1st
November  meeting  only  a couple of weeks away, I'm writing to announce
the event and appoint myself as its co-ordinator.   If  you  don't  know
about  key-signing parties, please see the following link or interrogate
your favourite search engine for variations on this theme:

    http://www.cryptnet.net/fdp/crypto/keysigning_party/en/keysigning_party.html


2.  KEYSERVER

I suggest that we use my keyserver for the event:

    hkp://keys.riverwillow.net.au

No  obligation, but it strikes me as being the easiest way to get all of
the participants' keys in the  one  place  and  facilitate  participants
being  able  to  send/recv  each other's keys and see immediate updates,
without waiting for the  24+  hour  synchronization  churn  through  the
global keyserver network.

    - If  you  don't  want  changes  to your key to be propagated to the
      global keyservers, please let me know.

    - If you don't want your key on my keyserver (or any public server),
      please let me know.


3.  REQUIREMENTS

To participate in the key-signing, you will need to:

    BEFORE THE MEETING

     - Send  me  your  public  key  so that I can compile a keyring from
       which I can generate a list of participants' key  charactersitics
       to distribute to participants at the meeting.  How you do this is
       up to you but preferably, send it to my keyserver:

       gpg --keyserver keys.riverwillow.net.au --send-key <key-ID>

     - Record (e.g. print) your key's fingerprint, size, type and  uid's
       so  that  you can take it with you to the meeting.  You will need
       this to confirm to other participants your key's details on their
       lists.   The  details  you  will  need  are  provided  by gnupg's
       --fingerprint option:

       gpg --fingerprint <key-ID>

    ON THE MEETING DAY

     - Remember to turn up to the meeting at Peter's place.

     - Bring with you the record of details of your public key.

     - Bring with you whatever means of identification you think will be
       sufficient  to  satisfy  other  participants as to your identity,
       particularly as it relates to the uid(s)  on  the  key  you  want
       signed; otherwise they might not sign your key.


4.  REPLIES

Please  send any replies relating to your key directly to me (off-list).

Thank you.

-- 
John Marshall
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