converting old keys to new MIT PGP 2.5

Pat Farrell pfarrell at netcom.com
Tue May 10 20:27:31 PDT 1994


There has been a lot of speculation about the need to create new PGP 2.5
keys to keep on the mit keyserver.

I got a copy of 2.5 beta last night. I ran it, and created a new 1024-bit
key so Derek's work won't compromise my old 512 bit key. I then added my
old key to my 2.5 keyring.

Folks with long memories may recognize my key, I created it at NSA's
National Computer Security Conference in 1992.

Notice all the changes to make it 2.5 compliant.

-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
Version: 2.5

mQCNAi3PfgAAAAEEAJ3jXeV45rPehvumTmvu3hWzirASU6CHuUKT+QwtMtXkIHsp
IvSH96Cw02hH3Q9u48UWaOTrAtCyZHSEK59rtL16fGhUS8Uj4YQQjVlFXEwX0oxy
DUUmKa2xDeW5QKd2knvnk36wqz4C+jJwBZv/pMapWaE4HXuuLrCsmOInW9opAAUR
tC5QYXQgRmFycmVsbCAoUGF0cmljayBELikgPHBmYXJyZWxsQG5ldGNvbS5jb20+
=d32V
-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----

This surelooks like an 18 month old key with lots of sigs.

-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
Version: 2.5
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=K5uB
-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----

This might be a new key

-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
Version: 2.5
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=70Dd
-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----



So I say thanks Jeff, et al, and even thanks to Jim Bidzos.

Pat

Pat Farrell      Grad Student                 pfarrell at cs.gmu.edu
Department of Computer Science    George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
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