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Re: posting varification, ug!
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lugnet.admin.general
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Mon, 13 Aug 2001 19:38:10 GMT
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David Eaton wrote:
> In lugnet.admin.general, Dan Boger writes:
> > PGP keys are unrelated to nntp - and they could be used to verify that a user
> > is who he says he is.
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> Yep. I guess the question I have is, to what extent can they be tied into
> the various interfaces? For NNTP and email, I'd imagine they're fairly easy.
> For web, it'd be more difficult I assume.
but if you're a member, and you're posting via the web, LUGNET already knows who you are... no need for pgp there... unless you mean as a way to post without being logged in?
> > However, there's a development cost to setting this up
> > (trust me, I tried working on a script to do just that!), and PGP will not be
> > a good solution for all (most?) users - users who like posting from multiple
> > machines, or that are not inclined to install even more software on their
> > box...
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> I guess my inclination (in a perfect world) would be to have a "choose your
> authentication method" type deal. Basically, a lot of people are complaining
> about the authentication via email (as it involves an extra step for
> everyone EXCEPT web-users logged in as Lugnet members). And for SOME people,
> PGP key verification would probably be a lot more useful. Hence, if they
> could choose, they'd be enjoying it a lot more.
heh, why make users choose? if you're a member, you _can_ upload your pgp key to the server... then, you can either post on the web, as usual, via smtp/nntp with an auth email, or via smtp/nntp with PGP... that would be my perfect world :)
> But you're certainly right-- it's quite a bit of work. Plus it means
> associating each user with an authentication method, which calls for some
> internal DB and code restructuring, I'm sure. So, yeah-- in a perfect world.
nod... I'll probably try and work on the script some more, someday... but been too busy with peeron coding lately :)
Dan
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| (...) Well, as in you're not logged in because you are either not a member, you're not accepting cookies, or something else. (...) Oh? So PGP authorization is currently in effect for members who have uploaded their PGP key and post with NNTP/SMTP? (...) (23 years ago, 13-Aug-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| (...) Yep. I guess the question I have is, to what extent can they be tied into the various interfaces? For NNTP and email, I'd imagine they're fairly easy. For web, it'd be more difficult I assume. (...) I guess my inclination (in a perfect world) (...) (23 years ago, 13-Aug-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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