OpenPGPEmailSummit201512: EmailValidation
Follow-Up from [[OpenPGPEmailSummit201512/EmailValidation]
General Discussion about Key and Email Validation
Terminology:
- Key Server: A server that manages keys
- Validating Server: A server that validates keys
- Validated-Keys Server: A server that only holds validated keys
- Servers can have multiple roles together
Current examples:
| pure Key Server | both Key- and Validating Server |
pure Validating Server | |
| doesn't add PGP signatures for signing | SKS | Mailvelope |
|
| adds PGP signatures for signing | GMX | TNG |
Better Table?:
| Key Server | only holds keys validated by |
Validating Server | adds PGP signature for validation |
|
| SKS | yes | |||
| yes | itself | |||
| GMX | yes | itself | yes | yes |
| Mailvelope | yes | GMX and ??? | yes | |
| TNG | yes | yes |
Discussion about Standard Validation Signatures
Documents / Links / Resources
Whiteboard 3rd OpenPGP Email Summit:
- General discussion: Key and Email Validation:
- Standard Validation Signatures:
Feedback
Please send comments and feedback to Nico Josuttis, nico(at)enigmail.net (Fingerprint: CFEA 3B9F 9D8E B52D BD3F 7AF6 1C16 A70A F92D 28F5)