Re: [Fsuk-manchester] Keysigning (was: SFD09 – The final call for volunteers)

[Simon Ward]

On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 02:44:02PM +0100, Dave Page wrote:
> See, signing keys using passports is IMHO a bad idea, which is why it's worth 
> having a discussion about keysigning, what it involves and what you're trying 
> to achieve with it. I won't (indeed, can't) take part in a keysigning that 
> requires passports.

Verifying identity using *only* passports is probably a bad idea, but
it’s not black and white.  With the passport, you essentially have a
third party that you presume (or not) has done some verification that
you may or may not trust to some extent.  It’s up to you to make that
decision.

It would be convenient if everybody had the same standards as you for
verifying identity, but they don’t, and that’s part of the beauty of
the OpenPGP web of trust.  You can decide how much you trust someone
to correctly verify identity and sign keys.  Again, it’s up to you to
make that decision.

Simon
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