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Re:An easy way to share files P2P, and how it works by phreeza on Saturday July 06, 2013 @09:22AM (#5998798)
There should be a HN keysharing thread. FWIW, here is mine:

  -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
   Version: OpenPGP:SDK v0.9
  
  xsBNBFHUtg4BCACvWPNRhEGm/n3o+1tr1ye71SWwiCYDdC8cTn7t38Gmo/E/HG4q
  hgOJvRp8kAStwryzggAwRrE8rfEsJEP6YaGw+vTQVQffwKw6C4MlGx3TJ5OgklLl
  93eAw0hfTVNZCcQ42g/wzEjigAcmb+Kd15M8wCKKNX0VR96SJjJMS+z7Fv0UGKSo
  MJnqS+6HLyR6SrgbIsRrGOziHDIz03ycH2T3Ckc66zmwvzi6uwcQFpVoqmtQZIiE
  nFzNJHLrtr+SlXQLw4rJgNixsUgiCBzm7nM2548ygk3OEOVFQA2HfSvrG8PlhdKo
  KtJBimYkov6eEgyDFrwBwUaqLUeSxHaH563JABEBAAHNJHBocmVlemEgKEdlbmVy
  YXRlZCBieSBSZXRyb1NoYXJlKSA8PsLAXwQTAQIAEwUCUdS2DgkQ7F/6kYGHq0IC
  GQEAAMNmB/9SOQFld2G8roNu+VOX5L0h0u6Hl4IsOpdxRkMofO0LFzH7n7+6EkBS
  sXOdBvcLo3UL2cJxCf3bI/u2MJrrRbIdls2id2g4egAtnupXtLVu6q6S1vRg40PB
  2ab4iJKe4Siz5QedsZd6HGfaV46fEWl6Tfu/sbIVH+5vHqc9A/CYUW8HjGQRFm0Z
  Q4P1jwHkMTt/o6fUWWmja6/2Wz3j4v8HtkAuvusVqlPXmdDDNpyOt9L3stTQF1XQ
  XskJaegiNhp8j7MlMEb9TGNFRaim1G/w8EwCauO8j+fjHJxvXmmqCzL/pG1cxKik
  WYWfKn3+Q5MUfPpGltj0HdOkEw/yuu35
  =37ck
  -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
  --SSLID--a71db6edde2788ece31c3437098be374;--LOCATION--mba;
  --LOCAL--192.168.0.4:33395;--EXT--92.229.126.245:44003;
Re:An easy way to share files P2P, and how it works by jsilence on Saturday July 06, 2013 @09:52AM (#5998869)
Why not simply paste the key into the about field of the personal properties page?
Re:An easy way to share files P2P, and how it works by PavlovsCat on Saturday July 06, 2013 @10:16AM (#5998924)
Done! Not that I am really using it (yet?), but I'd love to play with it, especially the forum feature (reminds me of usenet clients, which I never really got to use because that was before my time) - so feel free to "add me" if you're a "casual" yourself, or even if you're super serious about it, but don't mind playful old me.
Re:An easy way to share files P2P, and how it works by phreeza on Saturday July 06, 2013 @03:24PM (#5999765)
I added you. Add me too and we can start an HN channel.
Re:An easy way to share files P2P, and how it works by PavlovsCat on Saturday July 06, 2013 @05:11PM (#6000089)
Cheers!
Re:An easy way to share files P2P, and how it works by phreeza on Saturday July 06, 2013 @10:24AM (#5998941)
Done.
Re:An easy way to share files P2P, and how it works by StavrosK on Saturday July 06, 2013 @09:47AM (#5998855)
Here I am:

    -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
    Version: OpenPGP:SDK v0.9

    xsBNBFHYH2QBCAChckyg3kkChkKonezTlhUgeXMVqPP3Pn8W5LJrRsRTWG6VnMa4
    L5lB71dPLKRKZt68ZHTY/s2FC/W6fR32me2pKb1IKZGZlnbrWEIEAtonqgjR9dJo
    VkEEHFe+an2HLbfIxFXFRDKeBCfcP+cnOoehSDvsuopoVy6MKSnjd/OHOiV2k5jC
    tCGQiJN1L1rIq+0S6YyouHUrLCMgMu1PM37vhRhXR0Y3XIgwaCqmtyiiiu3Kck9s
    kvI7E8Tk/3HqscgfwUPg9anT6gHWGrUY3iqIvTFfuNOiW2EuEj4SYxNBLhXgJ+9J
    styxRQMTp2z2G1/9pqEcObBBrURGwdGwImLjABEBAAHNSVN0YXZyb3MgS29yb2tp
    dGhha2lzIChHZW5lcmF0ZWQgYnkgUmV0cm9TaGFyZSkgPHN0YXZyb3NAa29yb2tp
    dGhha2lzLm5ldD7CwF8EEwECABMFAlHYH2QJEK4oESk9rbCrAhkBAAAOcAf+KeGg
    dDVoBYcJbtjIZQr/HbU0cDajv03nbq41n5Kcx+zR8FIIEK7s0bzimqFmfKlZnIlR
    I3Jh+WPTY/k0AKP8BX6ykP2VkzK0zj7St+HB9rHhTjff4ImdAjRz7sL7SDSlyk2V
    YcvnthVPENKF7qMPePC9agU7M8E+xQ76VAcIpL5TE9tDg0BhSBk89aejvNwMWwxO
    fVYc8BT8XrWKe8Y4Ln3qHQl9SoD8ab3jzed7ZhyYxwgFDcEouRlsx4XfcPfWvXTz
    oHbfOHxpYVpp2hpcuiRvgJKde3fwt81WZ+WRN7bHT1u22Ojc/rBNCJ0A4wvGiRJS
    jqophn2OYb5W7Dcp3Q==
    =5kYc
    -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
    --SSLID--ad7dd0f6c5b84fe6cabf3ac62bb2618a;--LOCATION--Laptop;
    --LOCAL--192.168.1.102:62835;--EXT--0.0.0.0:0;
Re:An easy way to share files P2P, and how it works by phreeza on Saturday July 06, 2013 @10:09AM (#5998908)
add you
Re:An easy way to share files P2P, and how it works by kybernetikos on Saturday July 06, 2013 @11:26AM (#5999083)
I add my public key to my gravatar image. The page I made to do this is here http://kybernetikos.github.io/VisualSecrecy/
Re:An easy way to share files P2P, and how it works by frugalfirbolg on Saturday July 06, 2013 @12:26PM (#5999224)
Thanks, I was just looking for something like this!
Re:An easy way to share files P2P, and how it works by kybernetikos on Saturday July 06, 2013 @03:43PM (#5999811)
Obviously it's just a proof of concept, but I think the principle is good. Let me know if you use it.
Re:An easy way to share files P2P, and how it works by mknits on Saturday July 06, 2013 @09:47AM (#5998854)
I've added you as a friend on Retroshare. Don't forget to approve me.
Re:An easy way to share files P2P, and how it works by phreeza on Saturday July 06, 2013 @10:04AM (#5998896)
I think you need to send me your public key for that.
Re:An easy way to share files P2P, and how it works by mknits on Tuesday July 09, 2013 @12:46AM (#6011148)
Sorry. Here's mine:

-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- Version: OpenPGP:SDK v0.9

xsBNBFG0XDIBCADiHErShXdFVj8+XSsmYfVaeYwr3nykLVbfDQbQvYx2gNO23iXv UyGOqTqx7UtC3EP3oAoJqAAs7sK5OjklivV4WqxVQUwX9sqEYn2ht0u20K3rBXhh /c9TfcFFeGi9SwTkiA/754sQYu7Lz5iR4q6xmrb+Ki4CCuoxl06/7MBLoKOhS4ZO 2bkegwynbx5oMHAgfvR1Ov6au9IxFrm7W6HIC1IDRLisEQZnKg6PYE8KXTV1NbsU wikQ6hSIrnrlPvbkimbiVUTX8NwRSRXrDPW1YYw5oqU/HgNUA78Y9LIkTLwmdFrz 0LWs+gDTN3eethggEGrAkKVlQOPFg/3lUIdDABEBAAHNJGF3ZXNvbWUgKEdlbmVy YXRlZCBieSBSZXRyb1NoYXJlKSA8PsLAXwQTAQIAEwUCUbRcMgkQTx3tq5dI1QoC GQEAABbhCADSG2iosMirYi6MDJYvY7cwPluxpWYXkzNdW/fMJI+2iIWs39lGUDBY //tBZLwUW1zh5Bb1w+I0Ms8R35zgKH4f59pMpNTTeKTttQ8CQFekW3dCwKbNQRIc 6bdyafSilnI6jNrn4sYiMOmflqGurSVYFmQ8DUVg+pNHKGh909Gs3IahsWxpaGux NSPZ43h5oz/mDObJV9DUUxO8zpT011Fcx7/pqBfnZ39cArNCHs4SNMwwCyrfAo7F 0HgmrYZ5szRwXBROqInBNUdiNa3U/7FDBiw1NHRkWXEtPgkynO73Jl+NKngzxFb9 M6zkGiKprN4RnetC0JBWJIYq3y4GLew8 =vojG -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- --SSLID--6786bb2895fc63074c4623ca891c851a;--LOCATION--Earth;

Re:An easy way to share files P2P, and how it works by kimlelly on Saturday July 06, 2013 @10:36AM (#5998966)
Exactly. Both sides must initially exchange their public key (called "certificate" in this case).

It's of course the exact same logic as with encrypted email ("public key encryption" or "asymmetric encryption").