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On 03/25/2011 14:30, Mike Frysinger wrote: |
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> for people who dont have a key yet: |
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> http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/devrel/handbook/handbook.xml?part=2&chap=6 |
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> for people interested, bugs to get repoman extended to make the gpg |
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> process smoother: |
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> http://bugs.gentoo.org/360459 |
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> http://bugs.gentoo.org/360461 |
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> -mike |
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So I'm one of those that became a dev before GPG keys were required (I think). |
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at some point, though, I created one on an old machine I had, which was my |
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primary dev machine at the time. But the machine died, and I never got the key |
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off (I never used it). The drive is still good, but it's lost in a pile of |
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boxes somewhere. |
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Rather than mounting an expedition to find it, it's probably easier for me to |
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generate a new key, but this raises a few questions, because I'm a complete |
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idiot when it comes to GPG/PGP stuff: |
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1. How can I revoke the old key? The revocation cert is probably on the same drive. |
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2. The dev manual states not to create a key with an expiration longer than 6 |
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months. How does this impact items signed already if the key has to be replaced |
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bi-annually? (I suspect I'm not fully grasping something here w/r to GPG). |
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3. If I'm going to start using GPG, I might as well use it for a few things. |
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Anyone got pointers for cross-platform use, i.e., Thunderbird on Windows? |
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-- |
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Joshua Kinard |
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Gentoo/MIPS |
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kumba@g.o |
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"The past tempts us, the present confuses us, the future frightens us. And our |
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lives slip away, moment by moment, lost in that vast, terrible in-between." |
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--Emperor Turhan, Centauri Republic |
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