Key consistency checks

This requirement looks ready for approval, but has not been approved yet.

This process has been closed by nm@debian.org on 2022-09-21: no further modifications are possible.

Every Debian member needs a GPG key of sufficient strength. In addition, all keys should be certified so we can link them to a real-world identity.

The normal requirements are:

the key should be type RSA and version 4 or greater
the key should have the sign, certify and encrypt capabilities (subkeys are encouraged)
the primary cryptographic material should be at least 4096 bits
the UIDs used by an applicant to work in the project should be signed by at least two existing Debian members (1 for DM applications)
as an alternative to the previous requirement, the key can be endorsed (see link at the bottom of the page) by multiple Debian Members (the number of required endorsements depends on the endorsement's age and nature)
pseudonyms or anonymity are acceptable in certain circumstances

If the key does not meet these requirements, and you would struggle to create one which does, contact Front Desk.

Keys are first searched in hkps://keyring.debian.org. If no key is found, then the key will be imported from hkps://keyserver.ubuntu.com/. Please ensure that you have sent your key to Ubuntu's key server. Sending public keys to keyring.debian.org will only work if your key is already in Debian's keyring and will only be taken into account after the Keyring Maintainers updated it. For Debian Maintainers and Developers, please remember to send your key to both servers.

This check will be approved manually by Front Desk as the application progresses.

Key check results

OpenPGP fingerprint	A832 0721 CEED 8B16 CEEC F2E1 766C 8B3D DE66 99FE
Main key	ok (last updated: 2024-03-06 15:39 UTC)
UID Thomas Ward <teward, ubuntu.com>	ok, 0 non-DD sigs, 2 DD sigs: E27F2CF8458C2FA4: Simon Quigley <tsimonq2@ubuntu.com> E564B9C275BDD52E: Robie Basak <robie@justgohome.co.uk>
UID Thomas Ward <teward, thomas-ward.net>	ok, 0 non-DD sigs, 1 DD sigs: E27F2CF8458C2FA4: Simon Quigley <tsimonq2@ubuntu.com>

Active key endorsements

Endorsed by	Date	Statement	Actions

Log

Date	Author	Action	Content	Public
2022-09-03 19:55	teward	-	Response to peb: Yes, I intend to get this filled, however I only just sent out the email yesterday and it's now a weekend. My key already has one DD signature (at least, on keyserver.ubuntu.com) from Robie Basak who signed my key during my DM application. It looks like that didn't pull into the keyring server for Debian, which I've just pushed the updated key into. However, because I only just (relatively speaking) sent the email to the DDs who I've asked to advocate for me here, that part and the endorsement parts are "pending action" and will likely come along in the next few days. (Sometimes patience is all it takes, and I have a bunch).	yes
2022-09-03 08:09	peb	-	Hi Thomas, For this process to go forward, your GPG in particular needs either to be signed by two active Debian Developers or to be endorsed by some Developers (or a mix of both). Do you have plans on having that part filled? Cheers! -- PEB	yes