Re: [Ayatana] Secure Identity Design

2010-06-30 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Martin Owens wrote on 21/06/10 19:55: >... > Myself and a few others have been working on a concept to improve the > functionality and ease of use of the gpg key system we use. This > project code named starfish[1] would be hopefully something average

Re: [Ayatana] Secure Identity Design

2010-06-22 Thread Frederik Nnaji
On 2010-06-21, David Hamm wrote: > One of the best things since buttered toast is being able to sync user > information across platforms, and the ease of contacting/accessing other > peoples information securely. +1 ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad

Re: [Ayatana] Secure Identity Design

2010-06-21 Thread Martin Owens
On Mon, 2010-06-21 at 16:14 -0400, Scott Kitterman wrote: > This needs to be handled very carefully. GPG web of trust is about trusting > identity to be accurate. It's got nothing to do with social media concepts > like Facebook friends. > Scott K It's both, the most important part is the secur

Re: [Ayatana] Secure Identity Design

2010-06-21 Thread Scott E. Armitage
s/someone/somewhat On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 4:25 PM, Scott E. Armitage < launch...@scott.armitage.name> wrote: > Agreed. Users that build GPG networks without proper trust controls could > actually /decrease/ their level of security. Having said that, the current > implementation is someone compli

Re: [Ayatana] Secure Identity Design

2010-06-21 Thread Scott E. Armitage
Agreed. Users that build GPG networks without proper trust controls could actually /decrease/ their level of security. Having said that, the current implementation is someone complicated and poorly documented. I have but one trusted "friend" on my current network, and that took the better part of a

Re: [Ayatana] Secure Identity Design

2010-06-21 Thread Scott Kitterman
"David Hamm" wrote: >"Making friends with others" This "Starfish" sounds like a much bigger and >more important feature then at first thought. Is this going to >be integrated into ubuntu one? > >One of the best things since buttered toast is being able to sync user >information across platforms

Re: [Ayatana] Secure Identity Design

2010-06-21 Thread David Hamm
"Making friends with others" This "Starfish" sounds like a much bigger and more important feature then at first thought. Is this going to be integrated into ubuntu one? One of the best things since buttered toast is being able to sync user information across platforms, and the ease of contacting/a

Re: [Ayatana] Secure Identity Design

2010-06-21 Thread Shane Fagan
Hey Martin, I wouldnt recommend adding it to the me-menu at all. Putting it in accessories and just having it there would be a lot better. The reason is kinda obvious most users dont use gpg keys and wouldnt have any need for them to be there. Maybe you could add it to about-me instead. Great id

Re: [Ayatana] Secure Identity Design

2010-06-21 Thread Thorsten Wilms
On Mon, 2010-06-21 at 14:55 -0400, Martin Owens wrote: > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Starfish/Design I guess most users will not think "email" on reading "Secure Online Identity". Of course it's hard to find something that fits in a menu. What is this really about? - Prove of identity (your own and

Re: [Ayatana] Secure Identity Design

2010-06-21 Thread Dylan McCall
On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 11:55 AM, Martin Owens wrote: > Dear Ayatana, > > Myself and a few others have been working on a concept to improve the > functionality and ease of use of the gpg key system we use. This project > code named starfish[1] would be hopefully something average users can > disco

[Ayatana] Secure Identity Design

2010-06-21 Thread Martin Owens
Dear Ayatana, Myself and a few others have been working on a concept to improve the functionality and ease of use of the gpg key system we use. This project code named starfish[1] would be hopefully something average users can discover and take advantage of as well as making it easier for us geeks