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-Issued for April 2020.+Issued for May 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  0x0A6A91990AC98712274AA18DFDFF2E13AA25BE72+vimacs   0x7079B481F04B5D8B65A0ECDEEA2DB82FE04A9403
  
 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 May 2020. Special note should be taken if no new canary is published+weeks of June 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-Octoberpersmule's old signing key 0x2987A25DAC8454A5 has +1. Due to personal reasonswnereiz (0xFDFF2E13AA25BE72) voluntarily decided 
-expired. A new key0xEDFFE248ECFACDE3C805906804A40D21DBB89B60, has been +to quit from the warrant canary team and he is no longer a signer of the 
-created and uploaded to https://keys.openpgp.org/, it can be obtained from +warrant canary documents since April 15th2019. All statements from the 
-this keyserver.+warrant canary documents before this date are still validThis is an official 
 +desicion 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. new member, vimacs (0xEA2DB82FE04A9403) has became a new signer since this 
-documents. You can verify the signature by crosschecking the other two +month. You can validate the new keys by cross-checking the other two copies of 
-documents signed by biergaizi and wnereiz for consistency.+this document, signed by biergaizi and persmule.
  
-3. Due to this key rolloverthe October message was not signed by persmule. +3. Due to the ongoing security issues of OpenPGP keyserversit makes signature 
-This did/does not indicate security incidentall of the statements above +verification an issue and somewhat challenge. For completenesscomplete 
-were valid, and are still valid.+procedures for canary verification has been added.
  
-4. Recent attacks on OpenPGP keyservers have raised great security concerns +Canary Verification Procedure 
-within the community, as a countermeasure, persmule's personal User-ID has +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-not published to the https://keys.openpgp.org/ keyserver. Instead, only +
-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 document signed by persmule.+
  
-5We are looking for a solutionBut for now, we decided that the best +1To verify biergaizi's signature...
-option is starting publishing new canary documents using the new key. +
-As a temporary measure, you can check the canary documents signed by +
-biergaizi and wnereiz to decide the validity of the StatementsBy signing +
-their own copies, it indicates that the new key has been verified privately +
-by them as valid.+
  
-6This effectively reduced the number of signers to two people. It reduces +    aObtain the public key from any traditional OpenPGP Keyserver, such as 
-the level of confidencebut currently there is no alternative option yet.+    https://keyserver.ubuntu.comand import the public key. The fingerprint 
 +    is 0x255211B2395A5A3E0E48A0F1FAD3EB05E88E8D6D.
  
-7Once the technical problem of OpenPGP public key without User-ID is +    bUse the latest GnuPG in any operating system.
-resolved, you can check the previous signatures retroactively, and this +
-would effectively restore the level of confidence. You can archive +
-persmule's signature as soon as it's published to your own machine to +
-ensure no data tampering has occured.+
  
-8Unlike persmule, biergaizi and wnereiz'signing keys are unchanged, +2To verify persmule'signature...
-but the Key-IDs have been changed to its full fingerprint format in the +
-canary document for clarity.+
  
-9When new information is available, it will be published in the "Special +    aUnfortunately, it's not possible yet. Recent attacks on OpenPGP key- 
-Announcementssection in future warrant canary documents.+    servers have raised great security concerns within the community, as a 
 +    countermeasure, persmule's personal User-ID han bees published to the 
 +    https://keys.openpgp.org/ keyserver, but without a User-ID. Currently, 
 +    it's impossible to import a OpenPGP public key without User-ID for a 
 +    3rd-party to verify the canary document signed by persmule. 
 + 
 +    b. We are looking for a solution. But for now, you should check the 
 +    canary documents signed by biergaizi and vimacs to decide the validity 
 +    of the canary documents. This effectively reduced the number of signers 
 +    to two people. It reduces the level of confidence, but currently there is 
 +    no alternative option yet. 
 + 
 +    c. Once the technical problem of OpenPGP public key without User-ID is 
 +    resolvedyou can check the previous signatures retroactively, and this 
 +    would effectively restore the level of confidence. You can archive the 
 +    documents to your own machine as soon as it'published to ensure no data 
 +    tampering has occurred. 
 + 
 +3. To verify vimacs' signature... 
 + 
 +    a. Due to the recent attacks on OpenPGP keyservers, vimacs has published 
 +    the OpenPGP public key to https://keys.openpgp.org, again, without a User- 
 +    ID. But it's possible for a 3rd-party to verify the signatures by following 
 +    these steps. 
 + 
 +    b. Use Debian GNU/Linux operating system and install GnuPG. Other operating 
 +    systems may lack necessary out-of-tree GnuPG patches required, Debian must 
 +    be used. 
 + 
 +    c. Fetch vimacs' old public key from a traditional OpenPGP Keyserver, such 
 +    as https://keyserver.ubuntu.com, and import the public key. The fingerprint 
 +    is 0x7079B481F04B5D8B65A0ECDEEA2DB82FE04A9403. You should see an expired 
 +    public key. 
 + 
 +    d. Fetch vimacs' new public key from https://keys.openpgp.org, using the same 
 +    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
 + When will UK lockdown end? The Government's exit plan, explained
 + Can I see my family or friends under the new social distancing rules?
 + How does a coronavirus antibody home test kit work, and how do I get one?
  What essential shops are open during the coronavirus lockdown?  What essential shops are open during the coronavirus lockdown?
- Watch: Can you get coronavirus twice? + 'I can't get a supermarket home delivery slot - what should I do?' Coronavirus Q&A
- 'I can't get an online home delivery slot - what should I do?' Coronavirus Q&A +
- These are the NHS workers who have died from coronavirus +
- What is coronavirus, how did it start and how big could it get?+
  
 $ 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
 + Coronavirus World Tracker: Germany, Britain, Wuhan 
 + China Is Defensive. The U.S. Is Absent. Can the Rest of the World Fill the Void? 
 + Victim or Executioner? Let the Computer Decide 
 + This Afghan General Fought the Taliban for Years. Now He Has Joined Them. 
 + If U.K. Schools Reopen, Will the Students Return?
  
 $ date -R -u $ date -R -u
-Sun19 Apr 2020 12:49:15 +0000+Tue, 12 May 2020 03:46:23 +0000
  
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-4CHIaQf/WgyGPYYA+cx9U129nxuPUi27x1BEVYoTaNsA2gsp732R4uH34s2yqz7V +4CF6NQf/TS4UfVqBwMSradcYixPXfl2i6jTevfPL7V4I0Ufns1S7xrZP8CwgsQn0 
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