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- | Issued for November 2019. | + | Issued for August 2020. |
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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* biergaizi: 0x255211B2395A5A3E0E48A0F1FAD3EB05E88E8D6D | * biergaizi: 0x255211B2395A5A3E0E48A0F1FAD3EB05E88E8D6D | ||
* persmule : 0xEDFFE248ECFACDE3C805906804A40D21DBB89B60 | * persmule : 0xEDFFE248ECFACDE3C805906804A40D21DBB89B60 | ||
- | * wnereiz | + | * vimacs |
THREE DOCUMENTS IN TOTAL. | THREE DOCUMENTS IN TOTAL. | ||
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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 December 2019. Special note should be taken if no new canary is published | + | weeks of September 2020. 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. | ||
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- | 1. Since mid-October, persmule' | + | 1. Due to personal reasons, wnereiz (0xFDFF2E13AA25BE72) voluntarily decided |
- | expired. A new key, 0xEDFFE248ECFACDE3C805906804A40D21DBB89B60, | + | to quit from the warrant canary team and he is no longer a signer of the |
- | created and uploaded to https:// | + | warrant canary documents since April 15th, 2020. All statements from the |
- | this keyserver. | + | 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. The new key will be used by persmule to sign future warrant canary | + | 2. In the previously mentioned document designed |
- | documents. You can verify | + | the date in its statements was mistakenly written as "April 15th, 2019", |
- | documents signed by biergaizi and wnereiz for consistency. | + | 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. Due to this key rollover, the October message was not signed | + | 3. A new member, vimacs (0xEA2DB82FE04A9403) has became a new signer since this |
- | This did/does not indicate a security incident, all of the statements above | + | month. You can validate |
- | were valid, and are still valid. | + | this document, signed by biergaizi |
- | 4. Recent attacks on OpenPGP keyservers | + | 4. Due to the ongoing security issues of OpenPGP keyservers, it makes signature |
- | within the community, as a countermeasure, | + | verification an issue and somewhat |
- | not published to the https:// | + | procedures |
- | cryptographic information can be obtained from the keyserver, without any | + | |
- | User-ID. Currently, it's impossible to import a OpenPGP public key without | + | |
- | User-ID to a standard GnuPG installation, as a result, it's not possible | + | |
- | for a 3rd-party to verify the canary | + | |
- | 5. We are looking for a solution. But for now, we decided that the best | + | Canary Verification Procedures |
- | option | + | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
- | As a temporary measure, you can check the canary documents signed by | + | |
- | biergaizi and wnereiz | + | 1. To verify biergaizi' |
- | their own copies, it indicates that the new key has been verified privately | + | |
- | by them as valid. | + | |
+ | https:// | ||
+ | is 0x255211B2395A5A3E0E48A0F1FAD3EB05E88E8D6D. | ||
+ | |||
+ | b. Use the latest GnuPG in any operating system. | ||
+ | |||
+ | 2. To verify persmule' | ||
+ | |||
+ | a. Unfortunately, | ||
+ | servers have raised great security concerns within the community, as a | ||
+ | countermeasure, | ||
+ | https:// | ||
+ | | ||
+ | 3rd-party to verify the canary document signed by persmule. | ||
+ | |||
+ | b. We are looking for a solution. But for now, you should | ||
+ | | ||
+ | | ||
+ | to two people. It reduces the level of confidence, but currently there is | ||
+ | no alternative option yet. | ||
+ | |||
+ | c. Once the technical problem of using a public | ||
+ | resolved, you can check the previous signatures retroactively, | ||
+ | would effectively restore the level of confidence. You can archive the | ||
+ | documents to your own machine as soon as it's published to ensure no data | ||
+ | tampering | ||
+ | |||
+ | 3. To verify vimacs' | ||
+ | |||
+ | a. Due to the recent attacks on OpenPGP keyservers, vimacs has published | ||
+ | the OpenPGP public key to https:// | ||
+ | ID. But it's possible for a 3rd-party to verify the signatures | ||
+ | these steps. | ||
+ | |||
+ | b. Use Debian GNU/Linux operating system and install GnuPG. Other operating | ||
+ | systems may lack the necessary out-of-tree GnuPG patches required, Debian | ||
+ | must be used. | ||
+ | |||
+ | c. Fetch vimacs' | ||
+ | | ||
+ | is 0x7079B481F04B5D8B65A0ECDEEA2DB82FE04A9403. You should see an expired | ||
+ | public key. | ||
- | 6. This effectively reduced the number of signers to two people. It reduces | + | d. Fetch vimacs' |
- | the level of confidence, but currently there is no alternative option yet. | + | fingerprint, and import the public key. You should see that the public |
+ | key has been updated. | ||
- | 7. Once the technical problem of OpenPGP public | + | e. Please note that the key is still shown as " |
- | resolved, | + | has no UID associated. But you should be able to see a new, valid (not |
- | would effectively restore the level of confidence. You can archive | + | |
- | persmule' | + | |
- | ensure no data tampering has occured. | + | |
- | 8. Unlike persmule, biergaizi and wnereiz' | + | $ gpg --list-options show-unusable-subkeys --list-keys 0x7079B481F04B5D8B65A0ECDEEA2DB82FE04A9403 |
- | but the Key-IDs have been changed to its full fingerprint format in the | + | |
- | canary document for clarity. | + | |
- | 9. When new information is available, it will be published in the " | + | f. Now, it's possible to verify |
- | Announcements" | + | |
+ | not published, only the expired UIDs are available). | ||
Proof of Freshness | Proof of Freshness | ||
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$ rsstail -1 -n5 -N -u https:// | $ rsstail -1 -n5 -N -u https:// | ||
- | ' | + | School orchestras replace wind instruments with ukuleles |
- | | + | What are the local lockdown rules in Manchester, Aberdeen, Bradford, Preston |
- | | + | The countries exempt from England's travel quarantine - full list |
- | Russia | + | Are we heading for a second lockdown, and what are the current UK rules? |
- | Killer | + | Covid-19 in the UK: The latest numbers |
$ rsstail -1 -n5 -N -u https:// | $ rsstail -1 -n5 -N -u https:// | ||
- | At Odds With Labour, Britains Jews Are Feeling Politically Homeless | + | Aleksei Navalny, Critic of Putin, Is Being Flown to Germany After Day of Delays |
- | Prince Andrews Friendship With Epstein Joins a List of Royal Scandals | + | In Belarus Town, People Tasted |
- | | + | Chinas Xi Jinping Declares War on Food Waste |
- | Arab Thinkers Call to Abandon Boycotts | + | |
- | Rodrigo Duterte Calls for Ban on Public Vaping in the Philippines | + | U.K. Exam Chaos Prompts Stampede |
$ date -R -u | $ date -R -u | ||
- | Thu, 21 Nov 2019 16:03:28 +0000 | + | Sat, 22 Aug 2020 15:51:22 +0000 |
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- | 4CFi3ggA3x0ZIMF9pLOSagf+9JVbk7zTAzUK3BMKZTGR8CZ/TebkaSX72/SSLGEQ | + | 4CHyHwgAmnhBStpcvmCZsOhJSlcHxZ3RrFvA6gjJOuez/ |
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- | tXPOvb75y1ghdqYAE7xROoMvc2jQqA== | + | exewbOrxFj267z/cZD9BvkFMutWjeg== |
- | =yM0h | + | =3QIx |
-----END PGP SIGNATURE----- | -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- | ||
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