PGP KeyServer HowTo

We have shut down our keyserver, you can use others like http://pgp.mit.edu:11371
http://wwwkeys.eu.pgp.net

A keyserver is a service that makes PGP/GPG keys available to those who wish to encrypt their email messages.

PGP/GPG works with a public/private key-pair. The secret key has to be kept hidden (better on a usb-pen or in an encrypted partitio), while the public key has to be available to all users who want to send you an encrypted message.

The goal of keyservers is to collect public keys and make them available to those who request them.

Most of PGP and GPG graphical interfaces allow to choose by default a keyserver for uploading/retrieving your keys. If you want to use our keyserver, you have to specify the address: keyserver.paranoici.org

A web interface is available here:

http://keyserver.paranoici.org:11371

This keyserver sends the keys it has received to other public keyservers on the net, but doesn't accept keys from other keyservers, so it's not intended as a complete replacement of other keyservers.