> Would it be feasible to use gpg in batch mode to generate numerous keys, > selecting for a particular key ID, or perhaps a longer part of the > fingerprint?
Depends. Expert users, sure; new users, or people who aren't that interested in GnuPG but just want to get access to a website, not so much. > I imagine that websites could provide random alphanumeric strings to new > users, and require them to generate functional GnuPG keys (with normal > key length etc) with fingerprints that begin with the specified strings. > Having accomplished that, new users could edit their key, and specify an > account name and email address. I have to ask -- why? What particular use case is this? Why use GnuPG as a proof-of-work as opposed to giving someone six bytes and saying, "find me a SHA256 hash that starts with this, and provide me with it"? _______________________________________________ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users
