David D. Scribner: PGP/GnuPG Key

Listed below are my GnuPG/PGP Public Key and Key Fingerprint. Should there be correspondence requiring additional security, authentication or files needing means of strong encryption to be exchanged, the dual-key security provided by GnuPG (GNU Privacy Guard) or PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) allows for this and will be what I use should no other means be requested.

You can copy the PGP Public Key Block at the bottom of this page to a text file on your system, then using GnuPG or PGP import the key into your keyring. I also highly recommend verifying the key data against a public key server (such as the MIT PGP Key Server or OpenPGP Keyserver) to ensure the data on this web page has not been tampered with.

At these and other keyserver sites you can search for my Public Key using my name or one of the following:

E-mail address:
GnuPG/PGP KeyID: dscribner @ bigfoot.com
0x91EC5F06

After you've retrieved my public key you can compare it with the information listed on this page, being sure to also compare the key's fingerprint. Although this should provide you with reasonable assurance that the data has not been tampered with, you can also request my public key fingerprint via e-mail (the reply will include my GnuPG/PGP fingerprint) or by phoning (most secure short of personal hand delivery).

Once you've ascertained that the public key is valid, you can apply a certificate (signature) to that key if you choose. This indicates that you feel ("certify") the key is safe to use and that it belongs to its purported owner. If you can not verify the authenticity of my key with 100% assurity, please only certify the key with a local signature. If the signature is local, it will not be exported and helps keep the "web of trust" associated with this key sound so it can be safely relied on by others. If you can verify the authenticity of the key, either through first-hand knowledge or a personal meeting, then I encourage you to sign the key with an exportable signature. The key can then be e-mailed back to me or uploaded to a keyserver, which in turn builds on that "web of trust" and adds confidence to others relying on the key for validity.

If you are needing additional security in your business or personal dealings, I also encourage you to look into the public-key encryption and authentication subject further. For more information on Public/Private Key security and its uses in the digital world, please take a look at my article An Introduction to GNU Privacy Guard. Although the article's focus is on using GnuPG with Linux systems, it contains information that may better help you understand the public-key concept in providing security and authentication of digital medium. You may also want to visit the PGP pages at MIT or the GnuPG Organization. Both sites contain very valuable information regarding the application of dual-key authentication and security, encryption and trust techniques that can be used to digitally sign and encrypt e-mail, correspondence and files.

-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux)
Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org

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-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----

Key Fingerprint: 3172 7408 58CA D9C2 F697 950F 9DDC 7AC7 91EC 5F06

The GnuPG/PGP Public Key Block above can also be downloaded as an ASCII file here. By encrypting e-mail communications or files with this public key, they will then be able to be decrypted only by myself, using my private key. Should I send you digitally signed communications or files, the certificates can be verified using this public key.