From: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>
To: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@sisk.pl>
Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
Subject: Re: kernel.org status: establishing a PGP web of trust
Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2011 15:26:59 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20111001222659.GA25183@kroah.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <201110020007.45756.rjw@sisk.pl>
On Sun, Oct 02, 2011 at 12:07:45AM +0200, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> On Saturday, October 01, 2011, Greg KH wrote:
> > 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.
>
> This thingie is only capable of operating keys up to 3072-bits it seems.
For older versions of gpg, yes, as of gpg version 2.0.18 it can handle
4k bit keys, so all should be fine. Read deeper on the site, it says
this somewhere there.
greg k-h
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-10-01 22:27 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 188+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-09-30 23:50 kernel.org status: establishing a PGP web of trust H. Peter Anvin
2011-09-30 23:59 ` kernel.org status: hints on how to check your machine for intrusion Greg KH
2011-10-01 1:15 ` David Miller
2011-10-01 4:54 ` Greg KH
2011-10-01 7:35 ` Willy Tarreau
2011-10-01 14:07 ` Greg KH
2011-10-01 18:06 ` Steven Rostedt
2011-10-01 18:13 ` David Miller
2011-10-01 18:29 ` Steven Rostedt
2011-10-01 18:34 ` Willy Tarreau
2011-10-01 21:23 ` Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
2011-10-01 21:30 ` Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
2011-10-03 9:28 ` Maarten Lankhorst
2011-10-01 18:40 ` Steven Rostedt
2011-10-01 18:45 ` Steven Rostedt
2011-10-03 9:47 ` gmack
2011-10-01 22:06 ` Frank A. Kingswood
2011-10-03 9:49 ` gmack
2011-10-01 14:17 ` akwatts
2011-10-01 14:28 ` Greg KH
2011-10-01 16:29 ` Andy
2011-10-01 16:56 ` Willy Tarreau
2011-10-01 17:19 ` Andy
2011-10-01 17:54 ` Andreas Schwab
2011-10-01 22:32 ` H. Peter Anvin
2011-10-01 17:54 ` Willy Tarreau
2011-10-01 18:40 ` Andy
2011-10-01 19:06 ` Willy Tarreau
2011-10-01 19:24 ` Greg KH
2011-10-01 20:07 ` Willy Tarreau
2011-10-01 20:29 ` Andreas Schwab
2011-10-01 20:32 ` Willy Tarreau
2011-10-01 20:24 ` Andy
2011-10-01 22:43 ` Willy Tarreau
2011-10-02 0:10 ` H. Peter Anvin
2011-10-02 5:35 ` Willy Tarreau
2011-10-02 1:58 ` tmhikaru
2011-10-02 2:26 ` Greg KH
2011-10-02 3:30 ` Andy
2011-10-02 4:39 ` Greg KH
2011-10-02 6:59 ` Willy Tarreau
2011-10-02 12:03 ` Andy
2011-10-02 18:27 ` Willy Tarreau
2011-10-11 1:16 ` Andrew Watts
2011-10-02 3:31 ` tmhikaru
2011-10-07 9:28 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2011-10-13 2:34 ` Re " Matthew W.S. Bell
2011-10-13 10:59 ` Matthew W.S. Bell
2011-10-18 15:13 ` Jean Delvare
2011-10-18 15:21 ` Greg KH
2011-10-18 16:08 ` Jean Delvare
2011-10-01 14:05 ` kernel.org status: establishing a PGP web of trust Greg KH
2011-10-01 22:07 ` Rafael J. Wysocki
2011-10-01 22:26 ` Greg KH [this message]
2011-10-02 23:02 ` Nobuhiro Iwamatsu
2011-10-02 23:09 ` Greg KH
2011-10-03 9:14 ` Steven Rostedt
2011-10-03 14:13 ` Greg KH
2011-10-03 15:09 ` Steven Rostedt
2011-10-01 21:33 ` Rafael J. Wysocki
2011-10-01 22:27 ` H. Peter Anvin
2011-10-01 22:36 ` Randy Dunlap
2011-10-01 22:52 ` Ted Ts'o
2011-10-02 1:04 ` Rafael J. Wysocki
2011-10-02 1:04 ` H. Peter Anvin
2011-10-02 11:54 ` Rafael J. Wysocki
2011-10-02 17:53 ` H. Peter Anvin
2011-10-02 18:14 ` Rafael J. Wysocki
2011-10-02 18:19 ` H. Peter Anvin
2011-10-02 18:39 ` Willy Tarreau
2011-10-02 19:02 ` H. Peter Anvin
2011-10-02 19:24 ` Willy Tarreau
2011-10-02 19:29 ` Rafael J. Wysocki
2011-10-02 18:24 ` Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
2011-10-02 18:31 ` H. Peter Anvin
2011-10-02 19:31 ` Rafael J. Wysocki
2011-10-02 20:42 ` Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
2011-10-03 9:32 ` Adrian Bunk
2011-10-03 16:28 ` Frank Ch. Eigler
2011-10-03 18:04 ` Adrian Bunk
2011-10-04 20:29 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2011-10-04 22:39 ` Adrian Bunk
2011-10-04 23:17 ` Frank Ch. Eigler
2011-10-05 4:37 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2011-10-05 7:54 ` Adrian Bunk
2011-10-05 17:06 ` Ted Ts'o
2011-10-05 19:23 ` Adrian Bunk
2011-10-05 19:50 ` Adrian Bunk
2011-10-05 20:09 ` Greg KH
2011-10-05 21:25 ` Adrian Bunk
2011-10-05 23:47 ` Ted Ts'o
2011-10-06 7:16 ` Adrian Bunk
2011-10-05 23:57 ` Thomas Gleixner
2011-10-06 0:07 ` Jeremy Fitzhardinge
2011-10-06 0:18 ` Chris Friesen
2011-10-06 7:30 ` Thomas Gleixner
2011-10-06 17:19 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2011-10-06 8:04 ` Adrian Bunk
2011-10-06 10:22 ` Thomas Gleixner
2011-10-06 11:10 ` Adrian Bunk
2011-10-06 11:05 ` Josh Boyer
2011-10-06 11:19 ` Adrian Bunk
2011-10-05 4:23 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2011-10-05 20:00 ` Arnaud Lacombe
2011-10-05 20:19 ` Adrian Bunk
2011-10-05 20:36 ` Arnaud Lacombe
2011-10-05 23:55 ` Greg KH
2011-10-06 0:23 ` Arnaud Lacombe
2011-10-06 0:50 ` Arnaud Lacombe
2011-10-06 5:25 ` Greg KH
2011-10-06 13:44 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2011-10-06 14:43 ` Arnaud Lacombe
2011-10-06 10:05 ` Alan Cox
2011-10-06 17:05 ` Krzysztof Halasa
2011-10-06 15:58 ` Jon Masters
2011-10-06 17:39 ` Mark Brown
2011-10-06 17:45 ` Krzysztof Halasa
2011-10-06 17:52 ` Mark Brown
2011-10-06 17:48 ` Greg KH
2011-10-06 18:08 ` H. Peter Anvin
2011-10-06 18:14 ` H. Peter Anvin
2011-10-06 19:50 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2011-10-06 22:16 ` Krzysztof Halasa
2011-10-07 16:29 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2011-10-07 16:59 ` Greg KH
2011-10-07 16:59 ` Arnaud Lacombe
2011-10-07 18:22 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2011-10-08 5:02 ` Jon Masters
2011-10-08 14:36 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2011-10-08 15:28 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2011-10-08 15:48 ` Krzysztof Halasa
2011-10-08 17:59 ` Jon Masters
2011-10-08 21:06 ` Krzysztof Halasa
2011-10-08 21:09 ` H. Peter Anvin
2011-10-09 3:01 ` Jon Masters
2011-10-08 15:44 ` Krzysztof Halasa
2011-10-08 15:16 ` Krzysztof Halasa
2011-10-05 19:43 ` Arnaud Lacombe
2011-10-02 18:36 ` Randy Dunlap
2011-10-02 22:46 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2011-10-02 23:16 ` Josh Boyer
2011-10-03 0:24 ` H. Peter Anvin
2011-10-02 22:54 ` Guenter Roeck
2011-10-02 22:58 ` H. Peter Anvin
2011-10-02 23:23 ` Olof Johansson
2011-10-02 23:27 ` H. Peter Anvin
2011-10-03 0:44 ` Jeremy Fitzhardinge
2011-10-03 1:00 ` Guenter Roeck
2011-10-03 1:00 ` Dmitry Torokhov
2011-10-03 1:09 ` Ted Ts'o
2011-10-03 1:21 ` Jeremy Fitzhardinge
2011-10-03 1:22 ` H. Peter Anvin
2011-10-03 1:42 ` Andrew Morton
2011-10-03 1:43 ` H. Peter Anvin
2011-10-03 3:15 ` Geoff Levand
2011-10-03 3:29 ` Ted Ts'o
2011-10-03 3:38 ` Dmitry Torokhov
2011-10-03 3:54 ` Ted Ts'o
2011-10-03 4:02 ` Andrew Morton
2011-10-03 4:33 ` Ted Ts'o
2011-10-03 0:43 ` Lee Mathers
2011-10-03 9:53 ` Jonathan Cameron
2011-10-04 22:34 ` Ralf Baechle
2011-10-05 19:12 ` Maciej W. Rozycki
2011-10-06 13:27 ` Cambridge, UK key signing meeting. Thursday 13th Oct Jonathan Cameron
2011-10-11 16:33 ` Jonathan Cameron
2011-10-02 18:20 ` kernel.org status: establishing a PGP web of trust Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
2011-10-03 1:18 ` Ben Pfaff
2011-10-03 1:49 ` H. Peter Anvin
2011-10-03 11:19 ` Jiri Kosina
2011-10-03 22:56 ` Josh Triplett
2011-10-04 4:49 ` Ted Ts'o
2011-10-04 4:52 ` H. Peter Anvin
2011-10-04 5:11 ` Ted Ts'o
2011-10-04 16:37 ` H. Peter Anvin
2011-10-04 7:15 ` Jiri Kosina
2011-10-04 19:23 ` Rafael J. Wysocki
2011-10-06 3:14 ` John Johansen
2011-10-06 4:49 ` hpanvin@gmail.com
2011-10-04 12:51 ` Heiko Carstens
2011-10-04 22:02 ` Jiri Kosina
2011-10-04 22:04 ` H. Peter Anvin
2011-10-05 0:27 ` Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
2011-10-03 17:50 ` Adrian Bunk
2011-10-06 18:22 ` Krzysztof Halasa
2011-10-06 18:31 ` Rafael J. Wysocki
2011-10-06 21:19 ` [Warsaw Poland] " Krzysztof Halasa
2011-10-06 21:37 ` Rafael J. Wysocki
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