Messages in this thread | | | From | Nobuhiro Iwamatsu <> | Date | Mon, 3 Oct 2011 08:02:39 +0900 | Subject | Re: kernel.org status: establishing a PGP web of trust |
| |
Hi,
2011/10/1 Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>: > On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 04:50:37PM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote: >> 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 > > I would recommend a physical access device for your new gpg key that you > create. I've heard good things about this USB device: > http://www.crypto-stick.org/ > and am trying to have a bunch of them at the Kernel Summit this year to > hand out to people if they want one. > > There are also lots of other smart-card form-factor devices that can be > used to store GPG keys. Some places to purchase these can be found at > links from the above site.
Maybe you know , there are the following projects, too. http://www.fsij.org/gnuk/
Nobuhiro -- Nobuhiro Iwamatsu iwamatsu at {nigauri.org / debian.org} GPG ID: 40AD1FA6 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
| |