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Re: Keysigning in times of COVID-19

From	Jonas Smedegaard <dr@jones.dk>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.project
Subject	Re: Keysigning in times of COVID-19
Date	2020-08-06 19:40 +0200
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Quoting Enrico Zini (2020-08-06 17:54:21)
[...]

> Practically, I feel like most of the time people's policies match what 
> are the perceived expectations of the rest of the project. Meeting in 
> person has always been a good safe bet, if only for the reson that 
> it's been accepted without question for many years.
> 
> It's time to review those expectations.
> 
> For example, speaking of myself only, if my goal is to raise the cost 
> of impersonation or sock puppet identities, then probably signing 
> someone's key after having worked with them online for a significant 
> time, would require a much higher cost than showing up at a keysigning 
> party with a fake ID good enough to fool me.

[...]

> What do you think could be alternative key signing policies, that 
> would be acceptable to you, that would not require traveling and 
> meeting face to face?

A rule that I try to apply for my key-signing, and which I think ties 
into your interesting reflections here, is that I will sign the key of 
someone whom I feel I would be able to recognize if randomly bumping 
into them years later on a bus.

It forces me to try pay attention to the person for long enough that 
they make a (hopefully) lasting impression on me.  Often I suggest that 
we sit for a moment and they tell something about themselves.  Not an 
interview or a test, just as an aid in etching an impression.  Sometimes 
we end up hanging out for longer than "needed".  Sometimes the 
atmosphere is too hectic and we cannot find the calm to tune in - and 
then delay the "session".

I've practiced my rule mostly with in-person meetings - also because I 
enjoy meeting people face to face.  But a few times I have felt 
comfortable that I "knew" someone after working for some time with them 
online, without having had the opportunity to meet physically.

It feels reliable to me to trust a passport, and it feels unreliable to 
me to skip it.  But I find it helpful to try challenge that feeling and 
try peel off what is simply habit.


Thanks for bringing this up, Enrico,

 - Jonas

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Keysigning in times of COVID-19 Enrico Zini <enrico@enricozini.org> - 2020-08-06 18:10 +0200
  Re: Keysigning in times of COVID-19 Roberto C. Sánchez <roberto@debian.org> - 2020-08-06 18:50 +0200
    Re: Keysigning in times of COVID-19 Federico Ceratto <federico.ceratto@gmail.com> - 2020-08-17 20:30 +0200
      Re: Keysigning in times of COVID-19 Jonas Smedegaard <dr@jones.dk> - 2020-08-17 21:10 +0200
        Re: Keysigning in times of COVID-19 Wouter Verhelst <wouter@debian.org> - 2020-08-19 16:20 +0200
          Re: Keysigning in times of COVID-19 rhkramer@gmail.com - 2020-08-19 18:10 +0200
            Re: Keysigning in times of COVID-19 Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> - 2020-08-20 10:20 +0200
              Re: Keysigning in times of COVID-19 Andrey Rahmatullin <wrar@debian.org> - 2020-08-20 10:50 +0200
              Re: Keysigning in times of COVID-19 Ansgar <ansgar@debian.org> - 2020-08-20 10:50 +0200
              Re: Keysigning in times of COVID-19 Jonas Smedegaard <dr@jones.dk> - 2020-08-20 12:20 +0200
                Re: Keysigning in times of COVID-19 Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> - 2020-08-20 19:30 +0200
              Re: Keysigning in times of COVID-19 Florian Weimer <fw@deneb.enyo.de> - 2020-08-23 23:10 +0200
  Re: Keysigning in times of COVID-19 Felix Lechner <felix.lechner@lease-up.com> - 2020-08-06 19:10 +0200
  Re: Keysigning in times of COVID-19 Johannes Schauer <josch@debian.org> - 2020-08-06 19:30 +0200
    Re: Keysigning in times of COVID-19 Holger Levsen <holger@layer-acht.org> - 2020-08-07 11:40 +0200
  Re: Keysigning in times of COVID-19 Jonas Smedegaard <dr@jones.dk> - 2020-08-06 19:40 +0200
  Re: Keysigning in times of COVID-19 Christian Kastner <ckk@debian.org> - 2020-08-06 23:40 +0200
  Re: Keysigning in times of COVID-19 Héctor Orón Martínez <hector.oron@gmail.com> - 2020-08-07 01:30 +0200
  Re: Keysigning in times of COVID-19 Alexandre Viau <aviau@debian.org> - 2020-08-07 09:30 +0200
    Re: Keysigning in times of COVID-19 Jonas Smedegaard <dr@jones.dk> - 2020-08-07 12:00 +0200
  Re: Keysigning in times of COVID-19 Didier 'OdyX' Raboud <odyx@debian.org> - 2020-08-07 12:00 +0200
  Re: Keysigning in times of COVID-19 Alberto Garcia <berto@igalia.com> - 2020-08-07 12:10 +0200
  Re: Keysigning in times of COVID-19 Adrian Bunk <bunk@debian.org> - 2020-08-07 16:10 +0200
    Re: Keysigning in times of COVID-19 Ulrike Uhlig <ulrike@debian.org> - 2020-08-07 18:50 +0200
    Re: Keysigning in times of COVID-19 Gunnar Wolf <gwolf@debian.org> - 2020-08-09 07:50 +0200
      Re: Keysigning in times of COVID-19 Adrian Bunk <bunk@debian.org> - 2020-08-10 20:00 +0200
  Re: Keysigning in times of COVID-19 Gunnar Wolf <gwolf@debian.org> - 2020-08-09 07:40 +0200
  Re: Keysigning in times of COVID-19 Jonathan McDowell <noodles@earth.li> - 2020-08-12 10:10 +0200
    Re: Expressing regrets for how I handled the transition to Identity Verification  in times of COVID-19 Sam Hartman <hartmans@debian.org> - 2020-08-12 14:30 +0200
  Re: Potential Summary: Keysigning in times of COVID-19 Sam Hartman <hartmans@debian.org> - 2020-08-12 14:10 +0200
    Re: Potential Summary: Keysigning in times of COVID-19 Jonas Smedegaard <dr@jones.dk> - 2020-08-12 14:30 +0200
    Re: Potential Summary: Keysigning in times of COVID-19 Ángel <debian-project@debian.16bits.net> - 2020-08-13 08:20 +0200
      Re: Potential Summary: Keysigning in times of COVID-19 Adam Borowski <kilobyte@angband.pl> - 2020-08-13 19:30 +0200
        Re: Potential Summary: Keysigning in times of COVID-19 Pirate Praveen <praveen@onenetbeyond.org> - 2020-08-13 20:20 +0200
          Re: Potential Summary: Keysigning in times of COVID-19 Adam Borowski <kilobyte@angband.pl> - 2020-08-13 21:10 +0200
            Re: Potential Summary: Keysigning in times of COVID-19 Steve McIntyre <steve@einval.com> - 2020-08-13 23:10 +0200
              Re: Potential Summary: Keysigning in times of COVID-19 Adrian Bunk <bunk@debian.org> - 2020-08-14 18:50 +0200
                Re: Potential Summary: Keysigning in times of COVID-19 Jonas Smedegaard <dr@jones.dk> - 2020-08-14 23:00 +0200
                Re: Potential Summary: Keysigning in times of COVID-19 Ángel <debian-project@debian.16bits.net> - 2020-08-14 23:10 +0200
                Re: Potential Summary: Keysigning in times of COVID-19 Jonas Smedegaard <dr@jones.dk> - 2020-08-15 00:30 +0200
            Re: Potential Summary: Keysigning in times of COVID-19 Christian Kastner <ckk@debian.org> - 2020-08-13 23:10 +0200
              Re: Potential Summary: Keysigning in times of COVID-19 Adam Borowski <kilobyte@angband.pl> - 2020-08-14 00:40 +0200
        Re: Potential Summary: Keysigning in times of COVID-19 Ángel <debian-project@debian.16bits.net> - 2020-08-13 21:40 +0200
  Re: Keysigning in times of COVID-19 Pierre-Elliott Bécue <peb@debian.org> - 2020-08-12 17:30 +0200
    Re: Keysigning in times of COVID-19 Paul Wise <pabs@debian.org> - 2020-08-13 08:20 +0200
      Re: Keysigning in times of COVID-19 Sam Hartman <hartmans@debian.org> - 2020-08-13 14:00 +0200
        Re: Keysigning in times of COVID-19 Pierre-Elliott Bécue <peb@debian.org> - 2020-08-13 14:20 +0200
          Re: Keysigning in times of COVID-19 Guilhem Moulin <guilhem@debian.org> - 2020-08-13 14:50 +0200
            Re: Keysigning in times of COVID-19 Pierre-Elliott Bécue <peb@debian.org> - 2020-08-13 16:50 +0200
              Re: Keysigning in times of COVID-19 Ángel <debian-project@debian.16bits.net> - 2020-08-14 04:00 +0200
                Re: Keysigning in times of COVID-19 Pierre-Elliott Bécue <peb@debian.org> - 2020-08-16 15:40 +0200
      Re: Keysigning in times of COVID-19 rhkramer@gmail.com - 2020-08-13 14:00 +0200
      Re: Keysigning in times of COVID-19 Pierre-Elliott Bécue <peb@debian.org> - 2020-08-13 14:20 +0200

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