[Discuss] Boston Linux Meeting Reminder, Wednesday, September 21, 2016 - Transposition Cyphers in Historic Context, and PGP/GnuPG Keysigning Party XVI

[Jerry Feldman]

When:  September 21, 2016 7PM (6:30PM for Q&A)
Topic: Transposition Cyphers in Historic Context, and PGP/GnuPG 
Keysigning Party XVI
Moderators: Bill Ricker
Location: MIT Building E-51, Room 315

Note: The Hayward Parking lot that we use for overflow is under 
construction. In general we can all park in the E-51 lot.

Summary:

Bill's annual crypto talk, plus our annual PGP keysigning party. 
Register your key in advance to participate!


Abstract:

Bill gives an update on recent crypto news, plus a talk on historical 
use of transpositional cyphers. After the talk, we hold our annual 
keysigning party.

A key signing party is a get-together of people who use the PGP 
encryption system with the purpose of allowing those people to sign each 
others keys. Key signing parties serve to extend the web of trust to a 
great degree. Key signing parties also serve as great opportunities to 
discuss the political and social issues surrounding strong cryptography, 
individual liberties, individual sovereignty, and even implementing 
encryption technologies or perhaps future work on free encryption software.

The basic workflow of signing someone's key is as follows:

Verify that the person actually is who they claim to be;
Have them verify their key ID and fingerprint;
Sign their key;
Send the signed key back to them

At the meeting, we go through the first two steps. Each person who 
preregistered their key will announce their presence and then read off 
their key ID and fingerprint, so everyone can verify that their copy of 
the list of keys is correct. Once we've run down the list, we line up, 
and each of us examines everyone else's photo IDs to verify that they 
are who they claim to be. After the meeting is over, each participant 
can then retrieve the keys that they've personally verified, sign those 
keys, and send the signed keys back to their respective owners.

In order to complete the keysigning in the allotted time, we follow a 
formal procedure as seen in V. Alex Brennen's “GnuPG Keysigning Party 
HOWTO”, attached below. It is strongly advised that if you have not been 
to a keysigning party before, you read this document. We're using the 
List-based method for this keysigning party, and the keyserver at 
subkeys.pgp.net.

It is essential that, before the meeting, you register on the signup 
form listed in the attachments. You should bring at least one picture ID 
with you. You must also bring your own printout of the report on that 
page, so you can check off the names/keys of the people you have 
personally verified.

The list will be printed on Wednesday afternoon, the day of the meeting; 
be sure to register your key for the keysigning before that. The 
official cutoff time is 3:00 pm.

Please see
Key Signing Reg: http://blu.org/keysignings/keypartyregister.php

http://cryptnet.net/fdp/crypto/keysigning_party/en/keysigning_party.html

https://www.gnupg.org/

For further information and directions please consult the BLU Web site
http://www.blu.org
Please note that there is usually plenty of free parking in the E-51
parking lot at 2 Amherst St, or directly on Amherst St.

After the meeting we will adjourn to the official after meeting meeting
location at The Cambridge Brewing Company
http://www.cambridgebrewingcompany.com/


For further information and directions please consult the BLU Web site
http://www.blu.org
Please note that there is usually plenty of free parking in the E-51
parking lot at 2 Amherst St, or directly on Amherst St.

After the meeting we will adjourn to the official after meeting meeting
location at The Cambridge Brewing Company
http://www.cambridgebrewingcompany.com/

-- 
Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org>
Boston Linux and Unix
PGP key id:3BC1EB90
PGP Key fingerprint: 49E2 C52A FC5A A31F 8D66  C0AF 7CEA 30FC 3BC1 EB90





























































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