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-Issued for July 2020.+Issued for March 2024.
  
 Don't just trust the contents of this file blindly! Verify the Don't just trust the contents of this file blindly! Verify the
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 10. We plan to publish the next of these canary statements in the first three 10. We plan to publish the next of these canary statements in the first three
-weeks of August 2020. Special note should be taken if no new canary is published+weeks of April 2024. Special note should be taken if no new canary is published
 by that time or if the list of statements changes without plausible explanation. by that time or if the list of statements changes without plausible explanation.
 +
 +11. Due to the ongoing security issues of OpenPGP keyservers, it makes signature
 +verification an issue and somewhat a challenge. For completeness, complete
 +procedures for canary verification is included here.
  
 Special Announcements Special Announcements
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  
-1. Due to personal reasons, wnereiz (0xFDFF2E13AA25BE72) voluntarily decided +1. We've found a workaround for importing keys on https://keys.openpgp.org 
-to quit from the warrant canary team and he is no longer a signer of the +without User-ID. The instructions for verifying persmule's signatures have 
-warrant canary documents since April 15th, 2020. All statements from the +been added.
-warrant canary documents before this date are still valid. This is an official +
-decision that can be verified by checking the warrant canary document in April, +
-signed by wneriez. +
- +
-2. In the previously mentioned document designed by wneriez in April 2020, +
-the date in its statements was mistakenly written as "April 15th, 2019", +
-which was a typo, but cannot be changed due to the nature of digital signature. +
-We declare that it's hereby corrected to "April 15th, 2020". +
- +
-3. A new member, vimacs (0xEA2DB82FE04A9403) has became a new signer since this +
-month. You can validate the new keys by cross-checking the other two copies of +
-this document, signed by biergaizi and persmule. +
- +
-4. Due to the ongoing security issues of OpenPGP keyservers, it makes signature +
-verification an issue and somewhat a challenge. For completeness, complete +
-procedures for canary verification has been added.+
  
 Canary Verification Procedures Canary Verification Procedures
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 2. To verify persmule's signature... 2. To verify persmule's signature...
  
-    a. Unfortunately, it's not possible yet. Recent attacks on OpenPGP key- +    a. Due to the previous attacks on OpenPGP keyservers, persmule has published 
-    servers have raised great security concerns within the community, as a +    the OpenPGP public key to https://keys.openpgp.org without a User-ID. Using 
-    countermeasure, persmule's new public key has been published to the +    the standard method, it's impossible to import a OpenPGP public key without 
-    https://keys.openpgp.org/ keyserver, but without a User-ID. Currently, +    User-ID. But since April 2013, we have developed a workaround, described 
-    it's impossible to import a OpenPGP public key without User-ID for a +    below.
-    3rd-party to verify the canary document signed by persmule.+
  
-    b. We are looking for a solution. But for now, you should check the +    b. Obtain the dummy public key from any traditional OpenPGP Keyserver, 
-    canary documents signed by biergaizi and vimacs to decide the validity +    such as https://keyserver.ubuntu.com, and import the public key. The 
-    of the canary documents. This effectively reduced the number of signers +    fingerprint is 0xEDFFE248ECFACDE3C805906804A40D21DBB89B60. Note that, to 
-    to two people. It reduces the level of confidence, but currently there is +    import this key, one must copy and paste the key in ASCII from the Keyserver 
-    no alternative option yet.+    website to a file or console and use the command "gpg --import". Due to a 
 +    technical problem, Using "gpg --recv-key" or "gpg --search-keys" does not 
 +    work.
  
-    c. Once the technical problem of using a public key without User-ID is +    c. This is a special dummy public key with its User-IDs and subkeys stripped 
-    resolved, you can check the previous signatures retroactively, and this +    that we specifically created, leaving only a "stub" User-ID (with an invalid 
-    would effectively restore the level of confidence. You can archive the +    E-mail address, "glahamm <yiam5Od@gliwrad.invalid>"). Its sole purpose is 
-    documents to your own machine as soon as it's published to ensure no data +    allowing the subsequent import of additional subkeys.
-    tampering has occurred.+
  
-3. To verify vimacs' signature...+    d. Next, with the stub key already imported, obtain the public key from 
 +    https://keys.openpgp.org using the same fingerprint, and import this key. 
 +    Because the dummy key with its stub User-ID is already in presence, it's 
 +    now possible to import the https://keys.openpgp.org public key directly.
  
-    a. Due to the recent attacks on OpenPGP keyservers, vimacs has published +    e. Use the latest GnuPG in most operating system, the signatures made by 
-    the OpenPGP public key to https://keys.openpgp.org, again, without a User- +    persmule's key can now be verified as usual. Debian is known to work, most 
-    ID. But it's possible for a 3rd-party to verify the signatures by following +    other systems should work just fine, but not Fedora. The subkeys contains 
-    these steps.+    signatures made with Brainpool curves, which are disabled on Fedora due to 
 +    potential patent-licensing problems, causing a "Unknown elliptic curve" 
 +    error.
  
-    b. Use Debian GNU/Linux operating system and install GnuPG. Other operating +3. To verify vimacs' signature...
-    systems may lack the necessary out-of-tree GnuPG patches required, Debian +
-    must be used.+
  
-    c. Fetch vimacs' old public key from a traditional OpenPGP Keyserver, such +    a. Obtain the public key from any traditional OpenPGP Keyserver, such as 
-    as https://keyserver.ubuntu.com, and import the public key. The fingerprint +    https://keyserver.ubuntu.com, and import the public key. The fingerprint 
-    is 0x7079B481F04B5D8B65A0ECDEEA2DB82FE04A9403. You should see an expired +    is 0x7079B481F04B5D8B65A0ECDEEA2DB82FE04A9403.
-    public key.+
  
-    d. Fetch vimacs' new public key from https://keys.openpgp.org, using the same +    b. Use the latest GnuPG in any operating system.
-    fingerprint, and import the public key. You should see that the public +
-    key has been updated. +
- +
-    e. Please note that the key is still shown as "expired" because the new key +
-    has no UID associated. But you should be able to see a new, valid (not +
-    expired) subkey by... +
- +
-        $ gpg --list-options show-unusable-subkeys --list-keys 0x7079B481F04B5D8B65A0ECDEEA2DB82FE04A9403 +
- +
-    f. Now, it's possible to verify the signature by following the standard +
-    procedures. Ignore the "key expired" warning (because the latest UID is +
-    not published, only the expired UIDs are available).+
  
 Proof of Freshness Proof of Freshness
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 $ rsstail -1 -n5 -N -u https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/rss.xml $ rsstail -1 -n5 -N -u https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/rss.xml
- How would Heathrows coronavirus test work? + Thursday evening news briefing: Michael Goves no-fault evictions ban thrown into doubt 
- National Trust falls victim to Blackbaud cyberattack + Wednesday evening news briefing: Landlords could be banned from raising rent under radical SNP crackdown 
- Phantom of the Opera to end West End shows after more than 30 years + Tuesday evening news briefing: Biden vows to move heaven and earth to rebuild Baltimore bridge 
- How many coronavirus cases are in your area? Use our tool to find out + Monday evening news briefing: UK unveils sanctions after MPs targeted by China 
- How many coronavirus cases are in the UK - and where are they?+ Thursday evening news briefing: Waspi scandal compensation branded a betrayal
  
 $ rsstail -1 -n5 -N -u https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/World.xml $ rsstail -1 -n5 -N -u https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/World.xml
- In Russias Far East, a New Face of Resistance to Putins Reign + How African Immigrants Have Revived a Remote Corner of Quebec 
- Najib Razak, Malaysias Former Prime Minister, Found Guilty in Graft Trial + A Stork, a Fisherman and Their Unlikely Bond Enchant Turkey 
- Australia Says Chinese Students Are Targets in Virtual Kidnapping Scams + Kings College Chapel, 438 Solar Panels and an Architectural Squabble in Cambridge 
- North Korea Thinks He Brought Covid-19. South Korea Wants to Arrest Him. + Troop-Starved Ukrainian Brigades Turn to Marketing to Attract Recruits 
- South Korea Says It Will Launch Spy Satellites as Missile Deal Is Revised+ Dispute in Israel Over Drafting Ultra-Orthodox Jews Threatens Netanyahu
  
 $ date -R -u $ date -R -u
-Tue, 28 Jul 2020 22:34:45 +0000+Sat, 30 Mar 2024 20:51:12 +0000
  
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