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blug-canary-3 [2022/01/19 12:43]
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blug-canary-3 [2024/02/26 06:08]
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-Issued for January 2022.+Issued for February 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 February 2022. Special note should be taken if no new canary is published+weeks of March 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
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  
-0Due to an oversight, the third canary document for September 2021 was not +1We've found a workaround for importing keys on https://keys.openpgp.org 
-signed by vimacs on timeHowever, all the Statements were and are still valid+without User-ID. The instructions for verifying persmule's signatures have 
-The missing document for September was retroactively generated in October 2021. +been added.
-To further ensure the validity of the Statements and Special Announcements, +
-this canary document for October 2021 is modified to include this statement. +
- +
-2. Outdated information about vimacs becoming a new signer after the departure +
-of wnereiz has been removed. +
- +
-3. 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 and updated.+
  
 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 workaround, described 
-    it's impossible to import a OpenPGP public key without User-ID for +    below.
-    3rd-party to verify the canary document signed by persmule.+
  
-    b. We are looking for a solutionBut for nowyou 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.comand 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 confidencebut 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 problemUsing "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 special dummy public key with its User-IDs and subkeys stripped 
-    resolvedyou 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 confidenceYou can archive the +    E-mail address, "glahamm <yiam5Od@gliwrad.invalid>"). Its sole purpose is 
-    documents to your own machine as soon as it'published to ensure no data +    allowing the subsequent import of additional subkeys. 
-    tampering has occurred.+ 
 +    d. Nextwith 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. 
 + 
 +    e. Use the latest GnuPG in most operating system, the signatures made by 
 +    persmule'key can now be verified as usual. Debian is known to work, most 
 +    other systems should work just fine, but not Fedora. The subkeys contains 
 +    signatures made with Brainpool curves, which are disabled on Fedora due to 
 +    potential patent-licensing problems, causing a "Unknown elliptic curve" 
 +    error.
  
 3. To verify vimacs' signature... 3. To verify vimacs' signature...
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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
- Omicron symptomsHow long they last and how the Covid variant differs to previous strains + 2024 US electionYour complete guide 
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- Chinese New Year 2022Everything you need to know about the Year of the Tiger + Thursday evening news briefing: Police stood by as pro-Palestine slogan projected on Parliament, claims MP 
- Police name the 12 most wanted British fugitives on the run in Spain + Wednesday evening news briefing: Tory MP tables motion of no confidence in Hoyle over handling of Gaza debate 
- Wednesday morning UK news briefing: Plot to topple Boris Johnson+ British nuclear missile 'misfires and crashes into ocean'
  
 $ 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
- China's Rising Menace Hardens Taiwan's Separate Identity + The Spy War: How the C.I.A. Secretly Helps Ukraine Fight Putin 
- After Volcanic EruptionTonga Faces Weeks Without Internet + In RussiaKnowing That Her Son Is Dead, and Waiting for Him Anyway 
- As Johnson Reels From ScandalsIs Someone Plotting to Take His Place? + 31,000 Ukrainian Soldiers Killed in Two Years of War, Zelensky Says 
- Blinken to Meet With Russia as U.S. Pushes For More Diplomacy on Ukraine + Professional Softball in Mexico: A New Frontier for Women in Latin America 
- Italy Ponders a New Role for Draghi. Let the Politicking Begin.+ A Re-established West Bank Settlement Symbolizes Hardened Israeli Views
  
 $ date -R -u $ date -R -u
-Wed19 Jan 2022 12:42:41 +0000+Mon26 Feb 2024 06:07:08 +0000
  
 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
  
-iHUEARYKAB0WIQSk6G5G0KgwQYRNdeEkSefAFKcZwAUCYegHZAAKCRAkSefAFKcZ +iHUEARYKAB0WIQRlsdhNDMVQSujfnGCovW2B2flWVAUCZdwqwAAKCRCovW2B2flW 
-wMZhAP9UvxXsZnMFSvAG56X5y2N2UYHdKMIp6KiBwczry3TbkgD/T5G+sJuLVZLm +VMg+AP9plcxEvLMFVJu5Jfupo46yX4wYh46p6olzzKeXATs1swD8DBgZpMIK4rCv 
-8/HgQI92+i0wgvRa5nRtTsAyr+lpKAo+0jJTefyYm00C+Y3ERFotwy+ZWYjFXAQ
-=QDrM+=LR0e
 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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 </code> </code>
  
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