-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 Hi
On Sunday 13 March 2011 at 5:02:52 PM, in <mid:4d7cf8bc.3060...@adversary.org>, Ben McGinnes wrote: > Ah, I'm still using the 1.4.x branch, so I haven't seen > any of that. Nor have I; it is just my understanding from descriptions and answers to questions that I have read. > I'd hardly call it "flashing lights" just to be listed > on the keyserver, especially when the same data source > also contains a large amount of effectively useless > data in which any key on the servers is buried amongst. Ok, you know what I mean. When you have found the key, all user IDs are readable and the information is clearly visible. Compared to a key showing only hashes in the user IDs, this is like having the information up in lights for all to see. (-: > Speaking of which, I presume key ID 0x992F6351 is one > of your tests? Without looking at it I couldn't comment; I have a handful out there. (-; > If so, you probably should've used > example.net as the domain name. Depends. What was being tested may have required a working email address. > It's possible that the > registrant of dfgh.net in Turkey might object to this > reference to his domain. Last I heard, dfgh.net was one of the domains whose owner allows its use as an alternative to spamgourmet.com. If it has changed hands, the new owner could be in for a shock... >> Yes, different people you communicate with using >> different names/email addresses could share >> information. If this were uploaded to a database that >> became widely used instead of keyservers it would >> circumvent the whole idea... > As, indeed, would traffic analysis. And neither of these are within the scope of the limited protection intended by this scheme. - -- Best regards MFPA mailto:expires2...@ymail.com Wisdom is a companion to age; yet age may travel alone. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQE7BAEBCgClBQJNfWTknhSAAAAAAEAAVXNpZ25pbmdfa2V5X0lEIHNpZ25pbmdf a2V5X0ZpbmdlcnByaW50IEAgIE1hc3Rlcl9rZXlfRmluZ2VycHJpbnQgQThBOTBC OEVBRDBDNkU2OSBCQTIzOUI0NjgxRjFFRjk1MThFNkJENDY0NDdFQ0EwMyBAIEJB MjM5QjQ2ODFGMUVGOTUxOEU2QkQ0NjQ0N0VDQTAzAAoJEKipC46tDG5p3yMD/1IJ vAVZxk3WTNL9Hlzy3b5raJcvfW3dA1SxL8079IhoxWPh9Pu7RrmuE6hSzenwmY+2 BeNOAIFTfWwc5n5nUALFZtosgRI/y18VxtQVDSs4/S4QYwxzfrzUpJrlCwdeM5nQ +Zx4PoqeTexjsxhX+YdjJahc1Y51JiW3JTwur/TK =qb68 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users
