Trying to add a GPG key from a well-known keyserver (keys.mit.edu) but I'm getting timeouts:
$ gpg --keyserver keys.mit.edu --recv <xxxxxxx> gpg: requesting key <xxxxxxx> from hkp server keys.mit.edu gpg: keyserver timed out gpg: keyserver receive failed: keyserver error
Same thing happens with other keyservers such as keys.gpg.org.
Googling for this throws up multiple reports of it being caused by a firewall blocking access to port 11371 (the hkp protocol). I tried opening this port but it makes no difference.
Suggestions welcome.
poc
On 01/29/16 08:56, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
gpg --keyserver keys.mit.edu --recv <xxxxxxx>
[egreshko@meimei ~]$ host keys.mit.edu Host keys.mit.edu not found: 3(NXDOMAIN)
Don't you mean
[egreshko@meimei ~]$ host pgp.mit.edu pgp.mit.edu is an alias for cryptonomicon.mit.edu. cryptonomicon.mit.edu has address 18.9.60.141
On 01/29/16 08:56, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
Same thing happens with other keyservers such as keys.gpg.org
Also...
[egreshko@meimei ~]$ whois gpg.org [Querying whois.pir.org] [whois.pir.org] Domain Name: GPG.ORG Domain ID: D76820451-LROR WHOIS Server: Referral URL: http://www.networksolutions.com Updated Date: 2012-08-21T18:58:30Z Creation Date: 2001-09-03T22:59:20Z Registry Expiry Date: 2016-09-03T22:59:20Z Sponsoring Registrar: Network Solutions, LLC Sponsoring Registrar IANA ID: 2 Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited https://www.icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited Registrant ID: 42392066-NSIV Registrant Name: Perfect Privacy, LLC Registrant Organization: Genesis Philanthropy Group Registrant Street: 12808 Gran Bay Parkway West Registrant Street: care of Network Solutions Registrant City: Jacksonville Registrant State/Province: FL Registrant Postal Code: 32258 Registrant Country: US
On Fri, 2016-01-29 at 09:10 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote:
On 01/29/16 08:56, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
gpg --keyserver keys.mit.edu --recv <xxxxxxx>
[egreshko@meimei ~]$ host keys.mit.edu Host keys.mit.edu not found: 3(NXDOMAIN)
Don't you mean
[egreshko@meimei ~]$ host pgp.mit.edu pgp.mit.edu is an alias for cryptonomicon.mit.edu. cryptonomicon.mit.edu has address 18.9.60.141
<red-face> Doh </red-face>
poc
-
Ed Greshko -
Patrick O'Callaghan