PoP & Signer's User ID subpacket?
2003-06-16 14:34:40
I could be wrong, but it seems like PGP keysigning often happens without
Proof-of-Possession of the corresponding private key. For example, at PGP
keysigning parties, I think it's common for people to attest that a
fingerprint really belongs to them, but not have to produce signatures with
the corresponding private key.
Is there a risk that Alice could trick someone into certifying that Bob's
public key belongs to her? Then someone receiving a signed message from
Bob might incorrectly think it came from Alice.
Maybe, as a Security Consideration, the "Signer's User ID" subpacket should
always be included in signatures. If Bob always included this subpacket in
his signatures, then no-one could be tricked into thinking Bob's signed
messages really came from Alice.
Trevor
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