[LCA2015-Chat] Keybase.io invites

Michael Wheeler lca at mwheeler.org
Wed Jan 14 21:12:44 EST 2015


This is absolutely correct. If you do want to have a private key in the
cloud you can just create a new key as well.
On 14/01/2015 11:09 pm, "Fraser Tweedale" <frase at frase.id.au> wrote:

> On Wed, Jan 14, 2015 at 07:33:44PM +1100, Brian May wrote:
> > On 14 Jan 2015 14:12, "Michael Wheeler" <lca at mwheeler.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > As discussed in the keysigning party - I still have a plenty of invites
> > left (around 40), so let me know if you want an invite via email.
> >
> > What is keybase.io? Do you have to trust it? Can you trust it?
>
> I view it as, and use it as:
>
> a) a directory of cryptographically strong assertions binding social
>    network accounts to OpenPGP keys, and
>
> b) a convenient tool for generating such assertions
>
> The assertions themselves are not stored in keybase.io and are
> verifiable and meaningful on their own.
>
> Some people I spoke to expressed concern about keybase posessing or
> asking for one's private key.  I either did not encounter or
> summarily ignored and subsequently forgot about any such aspect.
> Perhaps others could comment further.
>
> Cheers,
> Fraser
>
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