Re: [gentoo-dev] [PATCH v2] glep-0063: Add section about the Gentoo keyserver

[Mike Gilbert]

On Thu, Dec 17, 2020 at 3:03 PM Aaron W. Swenson <titanofold@g.o> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Dec 17, 2020 at 01:12:16PM -0500, Mike Gilbert wrote:
> >Signed-off-by: Mike Gilbert <floppym@g.o>
> >---
> >
> >v2: Added "This upload is required in addition to uploading the SKS pool."
> >
> > glep-0063.rst | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++----
> > 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> >
> >diff --git a/glep-0063.rst b/glep-0063.rst
> >index 82541bd..ec465db 100644
> >--- a/glep-0063.rst
> >+++ b/glep-0063.rst
> >@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ Author: Robin H. Johnson <robbat2@g.o>,
> >         Michał Górny <mgorny@g.o>
> > Type: Standards Track
> > Status: Final
> >-Version: 2.1
> >+Version: 2.2
> > Created: 2013-02-18
> >-Last-Modified: 2019-11-07
> >-Post-History: 2013-11-10, 2018-07-03, 2018-07-21, 2019-02-24
> >+Last-Modified: 2020-12-17
> >+Post-History: 2013-11-10, 2018-07-03, 2018-07-21, 2019-02-24, 2020-12-17
> > Content-Type: text/x-rst
> > ---
> >
> >@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ OpenPGP key management policies for the Gentoo Linux distribution.
> > Changes
> > =======
> >
> >+v2.2
> >+  Added "Gentoo Keyserver" section under "Gentoo Infrastructure" chapter.
> >+
> > v2.1
> >   A requirement for an encryption key has been added, in order to extend
> >   the GLEP beyond commit signing and into use of OpenPGP for dev-to-dev
> >@@ -135,8 +138,11 @@ their primary key).
> >
> > 5. Encrypted backup of your secret keys.
> >
> >+Gentoo Infrstructure
> >+====================
> >+
> > Gentoo LDAP
> >-===========
> >+-----------
> >
> > All Gentoo developers must list the complete fingerprint for their primary
> > keys in the "``gpgfingerprint``" LDAP field. It must be exactly 40 hex digits,
> >@@ -147,6 +153,16 @@ of the fingerprint field. In any place that presently displays
> > the "``gpgkey``" field, the last 16 hex digits of the fingerprint should
> > be displayed instead.
> >
> >+Gentoo Keyserver
> >+----------------
> >+
> >+Gentoo infrastructure uses a keyserver that is isolated from the SKS pool.
> >+This keyserver is restricted to accepting uploads from authorized Gentoo hosts.
> >+A script is provided on dev.gentoo.org to allow developers to upload their
> >+keys. This upload is required in addition to uploading to the SKS pool.
> >+
> >+``gpg --export KEYID | ssh dev.gentoo.org /usr/local/bin/openpgp-key-upload``
> >+
> > Backwards Compatibility
> > =======================
> >
> >--
> >2.30.0.rc0
> >
> >
>
> Thanks for doing this! You beat me to the punch. I was going to try getting to
> it tomorrow.
>
> It may be good to also change step 7 under "Bare minimum requirements" to read:
>
>      7. Upload your key to the Gentoo Keyserver before usage!
>
> It'd give skimmers a trigger to look for the Gentoo keyserver info.

Sure, happy to make that change.

> We might want to add "Upload to the SKS or some other public PGP pool" under
> "Recommendations", but that's probably beyond the scope of the document now.

I think it makes sense to move the SKS instruction to the
recommendations section.

> Lastly, should we have a link to the step-by-step guide? [1]
>
> [1]: https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Infrastructure/Generating_GLEP_63_based_OpenPGP_keys

I'm not sure I like the idea of referring the user to a wiki article
in the GLEP. What do others think of this?

If others agree, please propose some language/location to insert it,
or send a patch of your own (feel free to use my patch as a starting
point).