Hey all,
Sorry for the (amazingly) late details on this.
I will be hosting a key signing party tomorrow for WLUG. What is a key signing party you ask? A key signing party is where people get together in the real world and verify each other's identities so we may communicate securely in the digital world.
What do I need to do beforehand
Before the party, please email me your FULL PGP KeyID (gpg --fingerprint ${EMAIL} )
gpg --fingerprint ejmartin2@wpi.edu
pub 4096R/C704B30F 2013-06-29 [expires: 2017-09-22]
Key fingerprint = C74F 1EBF 2E80 7984 8CB5 064E BF17 D34C C704 B30F
uid [ultimate] Eric J. Martin <eric.joshua.martin@gmail.com>
uid [ultimate] Eric J. Martin <ejmartin2@wpi.edu>
uid [ultimate] [jpeg image of size 32747]
sub 4096R/A294DC22 2016-04-16 [expires: 2018-04-16]
sub 4096R/E8F5A237 2016-04-16 [expires: 2018-04-16]
sub 4096R/B1892A10 2016-05-11 [expires: 2018-05-11]
and I will include you in the listing. Please also send your key to If you aren't able to send me this, please bring 10-20 copies of your full fingerprint to hand out to people. If you do not have a key already, you can create one. There are plenty of GUI tools for Windows, Mac and Linux, I prefer the CLI though. gpg --gen-key will get you started. I prefer RSA keys 4096 bits long, but you can do otherwise. Do not use anything under 2048 bits in length.
What do I need to bring
- Yourself
- A copy of your key's fingerprint to confirm the copy we'll be distributing
- A government issued photo ID
If you come out to dinner tomorrow, ask me about RAID 6 arrays losing 4 drives at a time ;)
As usual Snacks and refreshments will be provided and afterwards we'll be heading down to Tech Pizza to keep the nerdiness at full power.
Thanks,
Tim.