linux-kernel - Re: [lm-sensors] [GIT PULL] hwmon fixes for 3.1

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Date:	Wed, 7 Sep 2011 06:50:52 -0700
From:	Guenter Roeck <guenter.roeck@...csson.com>
To:	Jean Delvare <khali@...ux-fr.org>
CC:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"lm-sensors@...sensors.org" <lm-sensors@...sensors.org>
Subject: Re: [lm-sensors] [GIT PULL] hwmon fixes for 3.1

On Wed, Sep 07, 2011 at 03:28:16AM -0400, Jean Delvare wrote:
[ ... ]
> 
> When you created this account on kernel.org, you used a PGP key to
> identify yourself, didn't you? If you sign your message with that key,
> then a few people (basically the kernel.org maintainers) will be able
> to confirm that you are the same person who had a trusted kernel.org
> account. I don't know if Linus has the list though.
> 
> What surprises me a little is that I don't have your public key in my
> keyring, and I can't seem to be able to find it on public servers
> either. You really should push your key to public key servers,
> otherwise a signed message from you has no value in general.
> 
Yeah, one may notice that I am not a security guy and don't pay sufficient
attention to such matters.

> Obviously it's a little late now though. The whole idea of trust and
> signatures is to keep the level of trust after odd events such as the
> kernel.org break-in. For this, keys must have been exchanged, tested
> and trusted long before said event happens.
> 
Agreed.

Guenter
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