Slightly OT: GPG and PGP Global Network
Jason Stephenson
jason at sigio.com
Fri Dec 10 22:01:01 EST 2004
About 3 years ago, I published my public key to a PGP keyserver. It has
two signatures from friends. I have not used it other than a half-dozen
times during the first year after publishing it, in fact, I'd almost
forgotten about it.
Tonight, I received a message from the PGP Global Network to verify that
the key they have for my email address is correct. I have the option to
Accept or Cancel.
One of the email addresses associated with this key is no longer valid
for me.
I'm wondering if I should 'Cancel' the key and generate a new one
(though I'll likely not use it), or should I 'Accept' the key and then
publish my revocation certificate to the server. What do those of you
who use PGP/GPG on a regular basis think is the better course of action?
Just as an aside, has anyone ever used encryption with Mozilla/Netscape
email? I understand that it uses a certificate to identify the user and
that you can get one from several sources. Is it compatible with PGP or
is it something else entirely?
Yes, I know there is a GPG plugin for Mozilla Email and I have
considered using it. I just haven't bothered downloading the code.
TIA,
Jason
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