On 10/02/2014 12:45 PM, Robert J. Hansen wrote: >> 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.
Yes, an app would be needed. >> 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"? It struck me that a GnuPG key, produced as proof of work, would be more generally useful than an arbitrary hash. But now I see that challenge-based proof of work could just be used to authenticate a GnuPG key for signing and message encryption. > _______________________________________________ > Gnupg-users mailing list > Gnupg-users@gnupg.org > http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users > _______________________________________________ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users
