Welcome to my PGP page!
PGP stands for 'Pretty Good Privacy', a high-security cryptographic application that allows files and messages to be exchanged between correspondents with privacy, authentication, and convenience.
Privacy means that only the person(s) intended to receive a message can read it. Authentication means that the sender of the message can be uniquely identified. Convenience means being able to have both privacy and authentication without having to agree on a common "key" used to encrypt and decrypt messages, or having to use a secure channel to send and receive messages.
You can read the FAQ, visit Pretty Good Privacy, Inc., or (for more general crypto information) refer to the Quadralay Cryptography page.Key Revocation! (2000/03/02)
There is a possibility that my 1024-bit public key (ID 758D0D55, created 1994/02/17) has been compromised. I have, therefore, revoked that key, effective immediately. The revocation certificate is:
-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- Version: 2.6.2 mQCNAi1jmtQAAAEEALEGZMc+KbM+JUxDo9yaV3Dz1Rhi4FPIDw2zFQYTAY3Dlmj6 1Q7s9zvYLAJFz+vkcaPpjyFTVIgPulov+5BJ2dHuRerHGhm0Q1NzG4d9ZeTZkZiz cZJFjYS5QxJ65qVJKMfY8NjBk7PQKH/xtUXcJ3faObkJHaMJeXBVJ191jQ1VAAUR iQCVAwUgOL3ck3BVJ191jQ1VAQEeVwP+NHlU2XCYpERvaCFXqK8ZT7mPcoOfUKbb 2c7n+Nzt+k7ks0iE0KCMe7ydjptL2155/0Ei3AVbdwxDqG732s0YjLVXIWDd56Es 41x9elP2O9/55dXqQgT3aNNic+uBdm6nR9dwyX4Sd0o7gw8425Ch2KQzXYtt/a9l Rgy4uJcB0ZC0G0FsZXggTGFuZSA8YWxleEBnYWxleGkuY29tPokAlQMFEDZsewRw VSdfdY0NVQEBX7gEAKuNz2TOg0/JqMOi33ktxRVFwzg0q7qJAMhl0McMny+E60gg YCq/Fhgxidu+EzJZdydrPjsigeEhkCzt8MmBSL8zEwYkyvpYKe1VZ4OSbErm9TSj lAaTK8zUv4W0Fsf6ybg+oMWEp4k3mc1O4OTkRvTCe8N14bsOlCcWhEtEi6HytCJB bGV4IExhbmUgPGFsZXhsYW5lQGVhcnRobGluZy5uZXQ+iQCVAwUQNmx7RHBVJ191 jQ1VAQHJsgP/TD5d0ucZcEK9Tmw3kdu8bzajyW6i89zpFLIYKxS6fbBcmbCNyChe 3X2AeoO0s3Lgj1uYqCDQFsWYshm5D/giUW8jX7Pq5JXlok/YVUnwwdaeL3EPRg/f MvxYyRD2Veb535tz66tXJQiwt8W374+bFmY8WSctvJUiwoyY0u2gX+60I0FsZXgg TGFuZSA8YWxleGxhbmVAbWFpbGV4Y2l0ZS5jb20+iQCVAwUQNmx7bXBVJ191jQ1V AQEDdQQAh3maLCjJqNLMWA3z1zxy1Va7xXEc+Aa99RaMngMymXZFhBpGLkHUHeUg YXZG8Gyoggs6ThlWAp6hgav8+ItXH2A0smYSiT8eVx/CJ+82Mt+IV0UKB/1GHHjv g636tIDsQj/g+LRoLGFWnhkkIUL/hMz81wYaz5XNSSbrppw0Teq0JkFsZXggTGFu ZSA8YWxleC5sYW5lQHNwcmluZ3Nib2FyZC5vcmc+iQCVAgUQLYQVgOjcFxQzCXu9 AQEEOwQAliFP8+7Spd+paPY0QWbd4vAukcjjKNOCNF5ivLgCWfCbvaLENBEQDnRC QM8qW74KHt8WvbHRpHjaQy7f+Js/u5wdq+NHlrdgmvooZdSeeXoFYn6O9ROMuNT+ 34yoC9AVniZM4Ev/5dtr2l0vUt+kwy0yV350ZK6XXnKdvCKl3DCJAJUCBRAtgLgP aEekIMt2hQEBAd8uA/0QO3gjoNzRjhKlkQDTw3NMriaLSNh9oMMrRVWp9wPHd5Km 6uxoH0lwJ2VSfmsIAwtUoLS6tPTEO4Z37ykG12kPPH1JN3/ZsQr0jf8IWNdhFQHv xkI/pfTbPQgIGsxwQWUqgFn0hPt6h7NU5yW3CuboJA0koI10E+n2FGBkfw2USrQa QWxleCBMYW5lIDxhLmxhbmVAYml4LmNvbT60JUFsZXggTGFuZSA8NzU3MTUuMTM3 MEBjb21wdXNlcnZlLmNvbT60H0FsZXggTGFuZSA8MTE0NTY4NUBtY2ltYWlsLmNv bT4= =eqXL -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
New (and newer!) public keys
I originally replaced the old key with a new one generated by PGP 2.6.2, but then I decided to upgrade to the PGP 6.5.2 (freeware) version and as a result, generated a third key.
In any event, the key that appears below is the latest and greatest, generated by PGP 6.5.2. It is a 2048-bit DSS key with key ID 0xD94803CD and the one I prefer you use to communicate with me confidentially. Use it in good health. The second key that follows is the one generated using PGP 2.6.2; it is an older, 1024-bit RSA key with key ID 0xCABD6FF9.
-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- Version: PGP 6.5.2 mQGiBDjPFTQRBADYyMmLSsM4azqZOlivOZDoyjnucvNCo4XPM0PcPN4B9FK1EcHx UtbBzi+Eobo7flEiFIrOkNKPyg8sr29aIiREo05tYW1hw61JYZGtebUAYZ0o9LAH S1bBnO6ym4VaruPHcaf8+5q54Y/ZVbezWXBefQb2x/dtl5VEORQdBd4DFwCg/9vB zniHoZ3BdjhT+Q53dLQFlHkD/2iLKmF4A+yMxMvtQcXyBZXwj2+z0O7rfH6R6vB6 UbxsCEWmHkmLNQg/5R7nhaMAq6jNzer6OVotKj6ceOPLAa5ISCVLCvvuya0W6sp5 Ln1mxkDXEs4DbCOggKh5nKSBESvp718w3g4Z80KSWHTaWj0iQ8iXQ3v6R+59jlfF DDs7BACpGNF53Y4QppFHSQfiZxTvpKM0adnl/OQza3BzDsPDyB5J78KykC3XkfbS nHXLyCcJe5RdpzoH8IUHRU+HSAfljo9tXk28alyIkuf1PEmRyZM++AhH866pFi1c I+r6ask8cakbWZJJuhvDo29ieyQAm6yuoEqa6FN6asFiWlT6SLQbQWxleCBMYW5l IDxhbGV4QGdhbGV4aS5jb20+iQBOBBARAgAOBQI4zxU0BAsDAQICGQEACgkQSmaW UtlIA827mwCcDL7JZtOFGci2HBkZV+kgJQuXN0UAoNO3j4AFhzYN/vGIrtNML7Oc mIYhuQINBDjPFTgQCAD2Qle3CH8IF3KiutapQvMF6PlTETlPtvFuuUs4INoBp1aj FOmPQFXz0AfGy0OplK33TGSGSfgMg71l6RfUodNQ+PVZX9x2Uk89PY3bzpnhV5JZ zf24rnRPxfx2vIPFRzBhznzJZv8V+bv9kV7HAarTW56NoKVyOtQa8L9GAFgr5fSI /VhOSdvNILSd5JEHNmszbDgNRR0PfIizHHxbLY7288kjwEPwpVsYjY67VYy4XTjT NP18F1dDox0YbN4zISy1Kv884bEpQBgRjXyEpwpy1obEAxnIByl6ypUM2Zafq9AK UJsCRtMIPWakXUGfnHy9iUsiGSa6q6Jew1XpMgs7AAICB/9TRmuu+G91XP6PEeYz Cz16yXyk9jATOSFXF7FYUMVgRuWpqX0yaOfVuDiiciLn+YsHP4G/qvKhveiRliIt BzsOoj1bMPz5iwX2eLTE27y9HpYNDHpI/m2n1qbXPlVXEmFWaTNbRnEbORqozCn/ Zhu50BGWg3Zby16nIoKrxK8qBDKSzyHsbL0OFNCN6aquI9yd+r8l8j4lWGGtesZV FPXr3oUvb+m6NZ3hMVAQBiuCWfFhcdJpvphvWsKNNTu4RCs0b38IX51G5T4cXxbb g5h8NHQYQDUd6S/vEGLqdabci4Kw/tn4Bdihjapd8d89iNZvvUorlcB+AKa95F1G at+YiQBGBBgRAgAGBQI4zxU4AAoJEEpmllLZSAPNVNEAoNJFIgibJ3ptGy4XhNN8 vSCoRWuZAJwJe5i5NYziHANrihFrbA9usuty3w== =/ZiJ -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- Version: 2.6.2 mQCNAzi93i8AAAEEAL2dGBtvmVzSrJm1G0KyuPRpmAbPp8cevXnVFWAtp9YOleF4 7yDkrw5gh2dMfEHMoVOKIhu78uFa13PRUlEufBK8w9ilGkFYRfTkBp6gUohw8WrF xlMbcHKysWZY0531i56oaikYo031IwI6JBEdH+un1j/AzKnrMDmmLnbKvW/5AAUR tBtBbGV4IExhbmUgPGFsZXhAZ2FsZXhpLmNvbT6JAJUDBRA40GknOaYudsq9b/kB AYlnA/9LbhZzIHnXk9WKsiZTt6sMNJ3r1gqyhgiqllq8L7/mW0DhVZs4nqbav/0I lRdw8+ncPUDseBusyiw+V6zGoraXGxAuZ4OQ/RDoyfR/g5ziEs4Xhigfxzl+XXNk ha/zPpDwsJbimdnP4OIOJ518xVNvVgExZOp1cP35hhHb6Od+1Q== =sl3+ -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
Instructions
If you save this page as alanepgp.html, you can simultaneously revoke my old public key and add my new public keys to the contents to your public key ring using the command
pgp -ka alanepgp.html [keyring]
where [keyring] is an optional file name (the default file is pubring.pgp). If you process this block of text into your public key ring and then execute
pgp -kv
you should see the following information in the output:
Type bits keyID Date User ID
[...]
RSA 1024 0xCABD6FF9 2000/03/02 Alex Lane <alex@galexi.com>
[...]
DSS 2048/1024 0xD94803CD 2000/03/15 *** DEFAULT SIGNING KEY ***
Alex Lane <alex@galexi.com>
[...]
RSA 1024 0x758D0D55 1994/02/17 *** KEY REVOKED ***
Alex Lane <alex@galexi.com>
Alex Lane <alexlane@earthling.net>
Alex Lane <alexlane@mailexcite.com>
Alex Lane <alex.lane@springsboard.org>
Alex Lane <a.lane@bix.com>
Alex Lane <75715.1370@compuserve.com>
Alex Lane <1145685@mcimail.com>
[...]
(If the above date is a hundred years or so off, your browser's Java interpreter isn't current.)
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