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Keysigning/Identity

If you would like to learn about email privacy, identity assurance, or PKI cryptography, some local NC2600 members will be hosting some interesting side events during Carolinacon. If you even think you might want to participate they suggest you should BRING TWO FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION with you to the event. Nobody will force you to show them, but it might be nice to have them on hand if you decide you'd like to play.

CAcert
 We will have CAcert assurers present to issue assurance points. CAcert is a certificate authority (CA) that issues SSL certificates based on a web of trust. Your peers that have gained assurer status may vouch for your identity by checking the validity of two or more forms of government issued ID. When you receive a threshold level of assurance points, CAcert will sign a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) to verify your identity on that certificate. This "cert" can be used to host an SSL web site (https://) or sign legally binding documents (check with your lawyer). If you would like to know more, or are a CAcert assurer and would like to join us or help out, please feel free to get in contact with Scott Dodson via email (sdodson <-at-> sdodson <-dot-> com).

OpenPGP
A member of NC2600 will also be facilitating an ad-hoc OpenPGP keyparty at the conference, most likely to be held on Saturday. If you already have a key, add it to our event keyring at this link. If you are new to OpenPGP and the web of trust, you can check out this link or browse most of the book PGP & GPG: Email for the Practical Paranoid By Michael Lucas online.

Again, REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR IDs if you'd like to participate. You don't need identification to participate, but having it will generally increase your standing in the web of trust.

If you have any questions, comments, or would like to assist, please send and an email to QuietRiot: (quietriot <-at-> 80d <-dot-> org)

If you already have a key, capture the output of the following command and print it by hand or copy it multiple times to a sheet of paper.

gpg --fingerprint your@email.address

Cut or tear the paper into strips that you can exchange with people you'd like to get a key signature from

Be sure to copy all hex precisely. It should look something like this:

pub 1024D/8BB32A8C 2006-11-22 [expires: 2008-11-21] Key fingerprint = 1DCA 7D8F 6FA5 6359 BA9D 03B1 039F 37F4 8BB3 2A8C uid Quiet Riot < quietriot <-at-> 80d <-dot-> org > sub 2048g/B3699A9F 2006-11-22 [expires: 2008-11-21]

 

 

  

 

 

 

The fourth annual Carolinacon regional technology conference will be held March 28-29, 2008 at the Holiday Inn on Fordham Road in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. We invite any persons who have educated themselves about technology to present their ideas and otherwise participate in our conference. Carolinacon is hosted by members from local 2600 meetings and the non-profit Carolinacon Group technology education organization.