Re:A thorough PGP tutorial
by lmgftp on Sunday July 07, 2013 @04:48PM
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Of course, you're entirely correct in that :)
My warning was truly an aside, and given the nature of a large group of visitors, of course a handful might not follow best practices and verify the signatures, etc.
Re:A thorough PGP tutorial
by jarrett on Sunday July 07, 2013 @04:52PM
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Ah, good point. I see what you mean--if someone is just learning about PGP the first time, they might not know about issues surrounding key integrity, and the need for trusted 3rd-party signatures.
My warning was truly an aside, and given the nature of a large group of visitors, of course a handful might not follow best practices and verify the signatures, etc.