- From: Melvin Carvalho <melvincarvalho@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:13:10 +0100
- To: Kingsley Idehen <kidehen@openlinksw.com>
- Cc: public-xg-webid@w3.org
On 29 December 2011 17:48, Kingsley Idehen <kidehen@openlinksw.com> wrote: > On 12/29/11 6:17 AM, Melvin Carvalho wrote: >> >> On 29 December 2011 10:31, Mo McRoberts<mo.mcroberts@bbc.co.uk> wrote: >>> >>> A brief aside, which may or may not be of interest to WebID folk. >>> >>> I was reading through the OpenPGP spec last night, and noticed section >>> 5.2.3.18 which describes the “Preferred Key Server” signature subpacket: >>> >>> “5.2.3.18. Preferred Key Server >>> >>> >>> (String) >>> >>> This is a URI of a key server that the key holder prefers be used for >>> updates. Note that keys with multiple User IDs can have a preferred >>> key server for each User ID. Note also that since this is a URI, the >>> key server can actually be a copy of the key retrieved by ftp, http, >>> finger, etc.” >>> >>> It strikes me that as the spec explicitly provides for serving up a >>> static resource (rather than the target being the URI of an HKP or LDAP >>> server), it could quite easily be an endpoint which performs content >>> negotiation and returns a variety of formats, for example PGP key data *and* >>> linked data (which might contain, for example, a WebID profile). >> >> Nice find. I already do this using the wot: vocab. > > > What do you do? Basic steps 1. Generate GPG "key" with 100 year expiry 2. Use Bruno's GPG -> WebID converter to align my GPG and Webid together. https://gist.github.com/1505613 3. Publish my GPG on a keyserver 4. Publish may exponent, modulus, fingerprint, asc, hex_id on my homepage In this way I benefit from the full use of the relatively mature GPG tool chain ( key signing, encyption, WOT, mail, ssh, git signing, retroshare secure IM etc. ), but also from the emerging WebID ecosystem too. Perhaps one day the GPG and X.509/WebID semantics will align, I am not sure. But right now I try and make it as easy as possible to interact with as many tools as possible. > > Mo: > This is indeed an intriguing find . > > Kingsley > >> >>> M. >>> >>> -- >>> Mo McRoberts - Technical Lead - The Space, >>> 0141 422 6036 (Internal: 01-26036) - PGP key CEBCF03E, >>> Project Office: Room 7083, BBC Television Centre, London W12 7RJ >>> >>> >>> >>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/ >>> This e-mail (and any attachments) is confidential and may contain >>> personal views which are not the views of the BBC unless specifically >>> stated. >>> If you have received it in error, please delete it from your system. >>> Do not use, copy or disclose the information in any way nor act in >>> reliance on it and notify the sender immediately. >>> Please note that the BBC monitors e-mails sent or received. >>> Further communication will signify your consent to this. >>> >>> >> > > > -- > > Regards, > > Kingsley Idehen > Founder& CEO > OpenLink Software > Company Web: http://www.openlinksw.com > Personal Weblog: http://www.openlinksw.com/blog/~kidehen > Twitter/Identi.ca handle: @kidehen > Google+ Profile: https://plus.google.com/112399767740508618350/about > LinkedIn Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/kidehen > > > > > >
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