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List:       gnupg-users
Subject:    Re: get OpenPGP pubkeys authenticated using German personal ID
From:       Andrew Gallagher via Gnupg-users <gnupg-users () gnupg ! org>
Date:       2023-06-01 15:08:06
Message-ID: 5E61C946-9935-4D05-ADEC-B964068BC7B1 () andrewg ! com
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On 1 Jun 2023, at 15:50, Johan Wevers via Gnupg-users <gnupg-users@gnupg.org> wrote:
> 
> On 2023-05-31 16:55, Bernhard Reiter wrote:
> 
> > Governikus provides the online service for authenticating your OpenPGP key on
> > behalf of the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI). This
> > online service compares the name read from your ID card, your electronic
> > residence permit or eID card for citizens of the European Union with the name
> > specified in your OpenPGP key. If the names match, your public key is
> > electronically signed by Governikus, confirming the match.
> 
> Considering the persistent attempts of the EU to scan all encrypted
> communication, would you think it is wise to prove to one of the
> governments pushing this which key is yours? GnuPG encrypted mail can be
> analyzed to see what the receiver's keyID is so using such a key with
> another mail address would inform any snooper that it is yours.

If you want to maintain two separate online identities, and keep that linkage secret \
from your government, using the same encryption key for both is pretty high up the \
list of very bad ideas.

A


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