> <pedant>OpenPGP (GPG is just one implementation)</pedant>, but indeed,
> that is what the gentoo-keys project is about. There is experimental
> support for OpenPGP verification in portage already using gkeys.
> Currently the focus is on getting developer's keys up to GLEP63 specs,
> i currently see 36 good Gentoo developer keys. The scheme is also
> flexible enough to allow for overlays.
> 
> 
> https is not a good protection against MITM when factoring in global
> PKIX CA setup, nor would it protect with regards to server compromise.
> So the only viable way to secure ebuild repositories is proper OpenPGP
> usage.

I'd double that pedant paranoid! :)

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Best regards,
mva

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