Public Key Servers
Derek Atkins
warlord at MIT.EDU
Fri Jul 30 14:29:55 PDT 1993
> Are the key servers listed in the PGP documentation still active?
Yes, they are active.
> And if so, what is the general opinion of using them?
It depends what you are trying to get to here? The keyservers were
created as a way to implement out-of-band key distribution. They
provide an easy way for you to get someone's key before initiating
contact with this person.
The key-servers do not do any key authentication, leaving the
validity-checking up to the end user. It does leave a few things
open, namely, anyone can see who has keys on the servers. But once a
US-legal PGP does come out (RSN, I believe), it won't be as big a
deal.
I hope this helps.
-derek
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