Bruno Wolff III wrote: > On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 17:47:52 -0500, > "Mikkel L. Ellertson" <mikkel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> How does it maintain your identity when we can not verify that you >> signed the message. Without having your public key, all we know is >> that someone signed the message. So, your signing your messages sent >> to the mailing list does nothing except cause problems for others. > > Because the messages are signed with the same key. So whoever is creating > the signed messages has access to the private key. Key servers don't add a lot > of assurance on top of this. And they add a risk that it tells other parties > who you are communicating with. > How do you know they are signed by the same key, if you do not have the public key to check it with? As far as accessing key servers telling people who I am communicating with, they can get the same information by looking at the members of the mailing lists I am on. As far as people I exchange encrypted messages with, I didn't get their keys off a key server. But getting keys from a key server does not tell anyone who you are communicating with unless someone puts a lot of effort into it. It is much easier to watch the mail traffic going through your mail server. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
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