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Key consistency checks

This requirement has been approved by Pierre-Elliott Bécue <peb@debian.org> 1 year, 6 months ago.

This process has been closed by noodles on 2023-12-16: no further modifications are possible.

Potential problems

  • key has issues key_encryption_expires_soon key_signing_expires_soon

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 6E58 CA48 BEAE F11C 0345 205E EC3C 80BC 5731 9B7E
Main key key_encryption_expires_soon key_signing_expires_soon (last updated: 2025-05-09 08:54 UTC)
UID Timothy Pearson (Debian Cloak) <tpearson, debian.org> ok, 0 non-DD sigs, 0 DD sigs:
  • none
UID Timothy Pearson <tpearson, raptorengineering.com> ok, 0 non-DD sigs, 2 DD sigs:
  • F758CE318D77295D: Eric Evans <eevans@sym-link.com>
  • AE9B1138386ECAF2: Gabriel F. T. Gomes <gabriel@inconstante.net.br>

Active key endorsements

Endorsed by Date Statement Actions

Log

Date Author Action Content Public
2023-10-23 10:10 peb req_approve Requirement approved yes
2023-10-23 05:46 tpearson - Key has been signed and updated. Thanks! yes
2023-10-17 13:01 peb - Hi Timothy, Thanks for your application. To proceed regarding the "Key consistency checks", we would need you to either get a second signature on your main UID (tpearson@raptorengineering.com) or some strong endorsements. Please see https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2020/11/msg00003.html for some informations on Key Endorsements and https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2020/09/msg00000.html for some context. As you got advocacies, the process won't be closed, it'll just hang as it is until this requirement is satisfied, so, no rush and no worries. :) Best regards, -- PEB yes

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