[fedora-websites] #296: Provide a way to verify the pgp keys (web of trust)

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Sun Dec 14 16:39:55 UTC 2014


#296: Provide a way to verify the pgp keys (web of trust)
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 Reporter:  genodeftest  |       Owner:  webmaster
     Type:  defect       |      Status:  new
 Priority:  major        |   Milestone:
Component:  General      |  Resolution:
 Keywords:               |  Blocked By:
 Blocking:               |
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Comment (by tmz):

 This has come up before, I believe on the websites or rel-eng list.  The
 Fedora signing keys are role keys.  The only real person in a position to
 sign the key with meaning is the person who generated it.  Others who have
 signed the key almost certainly could not have done any proper
 verification of the key, and thus their signatures do nothing more than
 devalue that individuals signature(s) on other keys (as their signing
 policies are weak).

 The trust path, IMO, is that the keys are served up via SSL/TLS from
 Fedora's official site.  All trust starts somewhere, and this is where I
 think trust for role keys like Fedora's signing keys should start (and
 end, personally; but others are free to sign the key as a way of letting
 me know that they sign things they should not sign ;).

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