Re: kernel.org status: establishing a PGP web of trust

From: Greg KH
Date: Mon Oct 03 2011 - 10:34:43 EST


On Mon, Oct 03, 2011 at 05:14:30AM -0400, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 01, 2011 at 07:05:19AM -0700, Greg KH wrote:
> >
> > 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.
>
> Hmm, if I'm going to get one at KS, should I stop getting signed keys
> now? A few of us have already started the GPG song and dance to get
> signed keys over the phone (where we know each other enough to know
> phone numbers and recognize voices).

You can put a key into the device, and then delete it from your
computer, so you don't have to create the key in the device.

Hope this helps,

greg k-h
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