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Ben Schwalb
Oct 3, 2011, 4:40:16 PM10/3/11
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I'm probably going to this so if anyone's interested, let me know.
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From: "Edward Kmett" <ekm...@gmail.com>
Date: Oct 3, 2011 3:34 PM
Subject: [BostonHaskell] [Cluedump] TOMORROW at 8pm SIPB Cluedumps presents "Understanding PGP and Using GPG" by Benjamin Barenblat
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TL;DR: Benjamin Barenblat will be giving a Cluedump on PGP and GPG tomorrow, October 4, 2011, at 8:00 PM in 2-143. Snacks will be provided, as will Benjamin's clever wit and PGP knowledge.
SIPB Cluedumps are informal, so you can come and go as you need (we'll be talkin' PGP until 10pm), interrupt with questions, and grab food as often as you would like. Bring your psets if you need to, but don't miss this presentation! BC: black and blue. END TL;DR
Read on!
Want to know the best applications for Haskell, how Bitcoin works, or join a PGP Keysigning party? Not sure what a PGP key is? Interested in contributing to open source, but not sure where to get started?
This Fall, the Student Information Processing Board (SIPB) is offering a solution:
Learn about a variety of computing topics at SIPB Cluedumps! These manageable 2 hour sessions take place on Tuesday evening throughout the term (schedule and talk descriptions are here: http://cluedumps.mit.edu/).
Pick your favorite topics or join us every Tuesday for fun, information, and snacks. We encourage you to blanche yourself onto cluedump-announce (or email us) and we'll send you weekly updates about upcoming speakers.
Tomorrow's Cluedump will be led by Benjamin Barenblat. PGP is a public-key cryptography system used for certifying data integrity as well as for transmitting data securely. It's commonly used to sign and verify software distributions and packages (Linux kernel, Ubuntu/Debian packages, etc.), and it can even be integrated into version control systems such as Git. Unlike public-key infrastructures (such as MIT's certificate system) in which participants rely on a trusted authority, PGP keeps trust an individual decision: individuals certify the authenticity of others, forming a distributed "web of trust."
This cluedump aims to give you sufficient technical knowledge to begin making informed and logical decisions about protecting your data with PGP. I'll give an overview of PGP and public-key cryptography--as well as why you should care; we'll then dive into the details and implementation of the OpenPGP protocol. The bulk of our time, however, will be spent on common uses for PGP, with an emphasis on the GNU Privacy Guard (GPG), a widely-used free implementation. In particular, I will present my suggestions on how to set up a well-thought-out GPG installation (based on my frustration at the lack of good tutorials online today).
This cluedump is based on and quite similar to that given by Steve Woodrow in the fall of 2009. As a follow-up, there will be a key-signing party organized by Duncan Townsend in late November. No prerequisites for this Cluedump and snacks will be provided. Bring yourself and your interest and we'll provide the rest!
Benjamin Barenblat was born in New York City, but he moved to Texas as soon as he could. In his spare time, he enjoys functional programming, exploring the Semantic Web, and maintaining a slightly higher-than-healthy level of paranoia.
For those of you who are visiting from off-campus, 2-143 (2-143 (building 2, room 143) can be found here).
This is a presentation you won't want to miss!
-- SIPB Cluedumps are informal, so you can come and go as you need (we'll be talkin' PGP until 10pm), interrupt with questions, and grab food as often as you would like. Bring your psets if you need to, but don't miss this presentation! BC: black and blue. END TL;DR
Read on!
Want to know the best applications for Haskell, how Bitcoin works, or join a PGP Keysigning party? Not sure what a PGP key is? Interested in contributing to open source, but not sure where to get started?
This Fall, the Student Information Processing Board (SIPB) is offering a solution:
Learn about a variety of computing topics at SIPB Cluedumps! These manageable 2 hour sessions take place on Tuesday evening throughout the term (schedule and talk descriptions are here: http://cluedumps.mit.edu/).
Pick your favorite topics or join us every Tuesday for fun, information, and snacks. We encourage you to blanche yourself onto cluedump-announce (or email us) and we'll send you weekly updates about upcoming speakers.
Tomorrow's Cluedump will be led by Benjamin Barenblat. PGP is a public-key cryptography system used for certifying data integrity as well as for transmitting data securely. It's commonly used to sign and verify software distributions and packages (Linux kernel, Ubuntu/Debian packages, etc.), and it can even be integrated into version control systems such as Git. Unlike public-key infrastructures (such as MIT's certificate system) in which participants rely on a trusted authority, PGP keeps trust an individual decision: individuals certify the authenticity of others, forming a distributed "web of trust."
This cluedump aims to give you sufficient technical knowledge to begin making informed and logical decisions about protecting your data with PGP. I'll give an overview of PGP and public-key cryptography--as well as why you should care; we'll then dive into the details and implementation of the OpenPGP protocol. The bulk of our time, however, will be spent on common uses for PGP, with an emphasis on the GNU Privacy Guard (GPG), a widely-used free implementation. In particular, I will present my suggestions on how to set up a well-thought-out GPG installation (based on my frustration at the lack of good tutorials online today).
This cluedump is based on and quite similar to that given by Steve Woodrow in the fall of 2009. As a follow-up, there will be a key-signing party organized by Duncan Townsend in late November. No prerequisites for this Cluedump and snacks will be provided. Bring yourself and your interest and we'll provide the rest!
Benjamin Barenblat was born in New York City, but he moved to Texas as soon as he could. In his spare time, he enjoys functional programming, exploring the Semantic Web, and maintaining a slightly higher-than-healthy level of paranoia.
For those of you who are visiting from off-campus, 2-143 (2-143 (building 2, room 143) can be found here).
This is a presentation you won't want to miss!
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