| System | Maximum points |
|---|---|
| CAcert | 10 |
Public Key Notary
I am now authorized to assure participants in the Thawte Freemail and CAcert.org systems. I also vet and sign OpenPGP (PGP, GnuPG) keys. (See the information security page for more information on these systems.) If you're seeking an assurance or signature, read on.
Please e-mail me to establish contact. I work in Indianapolis and live at its edge; if you can't make an appointment to be here in person, please seek a different assurer.
It's unlikely that I can make appointments without at least overnight notice.
The number of points awarded will be based on my confidence level in the credentials. I will not award the maximum for only a single ID, so please try to have more.
CAcert.org
Make sure you've read the official rules.
- Print out a copy (two copies if you wish to have a receipt) of your WoT Form. After logging in on the site, find US - WoT Form under CAP/TTP Forms to retrieve the pre-filled form. The onus is on you to provide the form.
- Bring at least one (preferably two or more) government-issued photo ID.
- If you only have one government-issued photo ID, you may bring other IDs whose quality it is at my discretion to judge.
Visiting my directory listing is not required for CAcert.
OpenPGP (PGP, GnuPG)
Concerning OpenPGP signatures, my procedures for signing and my signing policy, which describes the semantics of what I'm attesting with a signature, are posted.
- When requesting a signature, please sign the message with the key you would like for me to sign. This will help me determine that you can receive and decrypt mail sent to the address on your key.
- If your key is not available on a public keyserver, please attach it.
- You may (read: should) encrypt your request to my PGP key, available on the key data page, in order to verify that I indeed own the address, and to protect the confidentiality of the request.
- Bring a hard copy of your key fingerprint. This is essential; I cannot verify your key unless you provide your key fingerprint in person.
- Bring at least one (preferably two or more) government-issued photo ID (For OpenPGP, this isn't a hard requirement, but please do so whenever possible).
- If necessary, bring whatever additional IDs may be useful to make a case for your identity.
- Unless you find reason to request otherwise, I ask for your signature on my key as well. Give me sufficient notice that I can provide my own credentials and fingerprint.
Biglumber users may be interested in my biglumber listing. Biglumber's key exchange service is a key escrow service that will be used whenever possible.
Thawte Freemail
Make sure you've read the official rules.
- Visit my listing in the Thawte directory to enable me to view your details.
- Contact me to tell me you have done so. In the Thawte system, the onus is on the notary to print the form, and I cannot do so until I can view your details.
- Bring at least one (preferably two or more) government-issued, nationally-recognized photo ID.
- If you only have one ID that fits the above criteria, you may bring other IDs whose quality it is at my discretion to judge.
- One of the IDs you present must bear the identification number you presented to Thawte.
- Bring a photocopy, for my record of this assurance, of all IDs you plan to present.
