gpg: failed to create temporary file '/var/lib/lurker/.#lk0x57668100.hantslug.org.uk.25408': Permission denied
gpg: keyblock resource '/var/lib/lurker/pubring.gpg': Permission denied
gpg: Signature made Wed Feb 4 10:19:12 2009 GMT
gpg: using DSA key 20ACB3BE515C238D
gpg: Can't check signature: No public key
On Wed, Feb 04, 2009 at 07:27:40AM +0000, Sean Gibbins wrote:
> Actually I am a terror for assumptions; first there's the subject of the
> original post, and the night before I had created a self-signed
> certificate for my mini-itx box and had seen a similar exception appear
> when I went to the page to test it - as expected on account of it being
> home-brewed and all.
>
> It appears I was partially right about the untrusted authority business,
> as it seems that you only get 'trust' if you pay for it.
>
> What advantages do CAcert offer you over self-signing Hugo? On the
> surface it appears there are few if any, but I am guessing there is a
> move toward creating a community-based alternative to the commercial
> players, although having dug around on their site for a while I am still
> struggling to find a clear statement of their aims. Or at least one that
> I understand - it's probably me being thick again!
The site's non-trivial to understand, unfortunately. I get lost
looking for information, too.
The main aims are to develop an X.509 Certification Authority based
on certifications of identity through a web of trust. The CA is also
attempting to get their certificates included by default in as many
web browsers as possible. To this end, they are currently undergoing a
full audit of their processes, and amending those processes to ensure
that they pass the audit. Once that's done, they will be included in
the Mozilla keyring, and CAcert certificates will work "out of the
box" in all Mozilla products.
Hugo.
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