Messages in this thread | | | From | "Rafael J. Wysocki" <> | Subject | Re: kernel.org status: establishing a PGP web of trust | Date | Sat, 1 Oct 2011 23:33:55 +0200 |
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Hi,
On Saturday, October 01, 2011, H. Peter Anvin wrote: > Hi all, > > Since the kernel.org status announcement last week a number of you > have contacted me about re-establishing credentials. In order to > establish a proper PGP web of trust we need keys that are cross-signed > by other developers. As such, we ask that you follow the following > steps: > > 1. Make sure your systems are uncompromised. We will address specific > recommended steps for that in a separate email. > > 2. Create a new PGP/GPG key, and also generate a key revocation > certificate (but don't import it anywhere -- save it for the > future) for your new key. In the near future we are considering > setting up an escrow service for key revocation certificates. > > I recommend using a 4096-bit RSA key. Given how fast computers are > these days, there is no reason to use a shorter key. DSA keys > should be considered obsolete; substantial weaknesses have been > found in DSA. > > $ gpg --gen-key > $ gpg -u <key ID> -o <key ID>.revoke --gen-revoke
OK, how long should the new key be valid?
Rafael
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