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-Issued for September 2021.+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 October 2021. 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
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  
-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'signatures have 
-This document was retroactively generated in October 2021 to fix the missing +been added.
-documents (see the timestamp at the end of this document). The validity of +
-the Statements and Special Announcements can be double-checked by examining +
-the canary documents for October 2021, to be released before the end of October +
-2021. +
- +
-1. Due to personal reasons, wnereiz (0xFDFF2E13AA25BE72) voluntarily decided +
-to quit from the warrant canary team and he is no longer a signer of the +
-warrant canary documents since April 15th, 2020. All statements from the +
-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'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 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 createdleaving 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's published to ensure no data +    allowing the subsequent import of additional subkeys.
-    tampering has occurred.+
  
-3To verify vimacssignature...+    dNext, 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'
 +    now possible to import the https://keys.openpgp.org public key directly.
  
-    aDue to the recent attacks on OpenPGP keyserversvimacs has published +    eUse the latest GnuPG in most operating systemthe signatures made by 
-    the OpenPGP public key to https://keys.openpgp.orgagain, without a User- +    persmule'key can now be verified as usualDebian is known to workmost 
-    IDBut it's possible for a 3rd-party to verify the signatures by following +    other systems should work just fine, but not FedoraThe 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.
  
-    bUse Debian GNU/Linux operating system and install GnuPGOther operating +3. To verify vimacs' signature...
-    systems may lack the necessary out-of-tree GnuPG patches required, Debian +
-    must be used.+
  
-    cFetch vimacs' old public key from traditional OpenPGP Keyserver, such +    aObtain 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.+
  
-    dFetch vimacs' new public key from https://keys.openpgp.org, using the same +    bUse 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
- Tuesday morning UK news briefing: Today's top headlines from The Telegraph + Thursday evening news briefing: Waspi scandal compensation branded a betrayal 
- Pictures of the DayHorse riders enjoy a spectacular sunrise on Bamburgh beach + Wednesday evening news briefingLeo Varadkar resigns as Irish prime minister 
- Monday evening UK news briefing: Rishi Sunak refuses to rule out tax rises at Tory party conference + Tuesday evening news briefing: HMRC to close phone lines for six months every year 
- WatchTeenager caught on CCTV faking motorbike crash + Monday evening news briefingMarch towards the guns, Ben Wallace tells Tory MPs 
- Met Police launch independent review into forces culture after Sarah Everard murder+ When is the US election? Everything you need to know about the 2024 race
  
 $ 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 VeniceHigh-Tech Tracking of Tourists Stirs Alarm + In GazaWitnesses Describe Fear and Deprivation at Besieged Al-Shifa Hospital 
- U.K. Braces for a Difficult Holiday Season Due to Shortages + Sugar in India, Fueled by Child Marriage and Hysterectomies 
- Thailands Quarantine-Island Experiment Is Showing (Modest) Results + Pope Francis Skips Palm Sunday Homily 
- Rome Mayor Loses Re-election Bid, a Defeat for Five Star Movement + Russians Mourn People Killed in Terrorist Concert Hall Attack 
- Why the Talibans Repression of Women May Be More Tactical Than Ideological+ Brazil Police Arrest 3 for Murder of Marielle Franco
  
 $ date -R -u $ date -R -u
-Tue05 Oct 2021 05:47:29 +0000+Mon25 Mar 2024 01:12:08 +0000
  
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-wBB2AQCPbYqavvfyL5qErkmWAhm3SRqWC429dKizeOcbAeXAtQEA+IChB2sxl+GT +VI0BAPwOMweYFrk+Yg1fRzM5HHIvd4hblLde4V/RgzgaM9HNCgD+IFQRP96uBbxd 
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-=o2zn+=sCfB
 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
 </code> </code>
  
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