As a way to build community and expand the web of trust, DNS-OARC runs Key Signing Parties whenever it's possible. We'll have one during the Spring Workshop in Dublin, during the lunch break on Sun May 12th.
In order to participate, you will need:
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Upload your key to the event keyring. The deadline to have your key uploaded is Sun May 12th at 11:50 (during the coffee break). That will give the party coordinator time to print the key list and be ready for the signing.
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At 13:00 we will convene at the reception desk. All participants will receive a printout with the keys, and you'll need to bring a government-issued identification (passport, driver's license) or an alternative form of ID (employee ID). You will also need a trusted source of your key's fingerprint, which can be your business card, a piece of paper or your laptop screen.
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Following the order on the key printout, every participant will have a turn to read their key fingerprint *from its trusted source*, while the rest will verify the fingerprint matches the one listed in the printout.
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Once all fingerprints are read, every participant will circulate his/her identification document, to allow the rest to confirm identity.
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Now the party is over. It's up to each participant, if satisfied with the fingerprint and ID, to sign other's keys. To make things easier, it's recommended to download the keyring, import it, and then sign the individual keys. Once signed, you'll like to email the signed key back to the owner, and optionally upload the signed key to a PGP server.