[SGVLUG] Keysigning

[John Kreznar]

In an unsigned posting it was written

> On 11/30/2013 09:01 AM, John Kreznar wrote:

>> How do signatures help?  Please explain.

> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_of_trust

Yes, but ...

In the frequent case where the parties have an opportunity to verify
keys out of band, signatures on the keys add nothing.  The main effect
of the web of trust seems to be to unnecessarily complicate PGP for
newbies.

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 John E. Kreznar jek at ininx.com 9F1148454619A5F08550 705961A47CC541AFEF13

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