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Re: [openpgp] key distribution by email strategy

Kai Engert <kaie@kuix.de> Fri, 11 December 2020 11:32 UTC

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From: Kai Engert <kaie@kuix.de>
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Subject: Re: [openpgp] key distribution by email strategy
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On 11.12.20 12:26, Andrew Gallagher wrote:
> On 11/12/2020 11:21, Kai Engert wrote:
>> This will require UI to distinguish the key verification status
>> individually per user ID.
> 
> This is an eventuality that any reasonable UI *must* already handle.
> Just because my key is valid for andrewg@andrewg.com, does not mean that
> it is therefore valid for president@whitehouse.gov.

Yes, fully agree.

My questions remain nevertheless.

Kai

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