Re: About PGP Signing a File.

Michael R. Head wrote:
On Mon, 2007-02-12 at 22:13 -0800, John L Fjellstad wrote:
Ouattara Oumar Aziz <wattazoum@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

That's why, when I see some people on some mailing list signing there
mail using PGP I just wonder what they want to prove. We have no way to
check the authority behind that key.
Authority has nothing to do with (unless you know the person). But you
can be sure that the person who claims he wrote an email yesterday is
the same person who wrote the email today if the signature match.

Correction: *reasonably sure*

It's entirely possible that the guy's keys were stolen in the
intervening night.

Also true, but that's what revocation certificates
(http://www.pgp.net/pgpnet/pgp-faq/pgp-faq-key-revocation.html) are for.
Constant vigilance.

Matthew Flaschen

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