From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1754791Ab1JBXDK (ORCPT ); Sun, 2 Oct 2011 19:03:10 -0400 Received: from mail-bw0-f46.google.com ([209.85.214.46]:46950 "EHLO mail-bw0-f46.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752104Ab1JBXDB convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Sun, 2 Oct 2011 19:03:01 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <20111001140519.GA26662@kroah.com> References: <4E8655CD.90107@zytor.com> <20111001140519.GA26662@kroah.com> From: Nobuhiro Iwamatsu Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2011 08:02:39 +0900 Message-ID: Subject: Re: kernel.org status: establishing a PGP web of trust To: Greg KH Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List , "H. Peter Anvin" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi, 2011/10/1 Greg KH : > On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 04:50:37PM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote: >> 2. Create a new PGP/GPG key, and also generate a key revocation >>    certificate (but don't import it anywhere -- save it for the >>    future) for your new key.  In the near future we are considering >>    setting up an escrow service for key revocation certificates. >> >>    I recommend using a 4096-bit RSA key.  Given how fast computers are >>    these days, there is no reason to use a shorter key.  DSA keys >>    should be considered obsolete; substantial weaknesses have been >>    found in DSA. >> >>    $ gpg --gen-key >>    $ gpg -u -o .revoke --gen-revoke > > I would recommend a physical access device for your new gpg key that you > create.  I've heard good things about this USB device: >        http://www.crypto-stick.org/ > and am trying to have a bunch of them at the Kernel Summit this year to > hand out to people if they want one. > > There are also lots of other smart-card form-factor devices that can be > used to store GPG keys.  Some places to purchase these can be found at > links from the above site. Maybe you know , there are the following projects, too. http://www.fsij.org/gnuk/ Nobuhiro -- Nobuhiro Iwamatsu    iwamatsu at {nigauri.org / debian.org}    GPG ID: 40AD1FA6