Key consistency checks

This requirement has been approved by Jonathan McDowell <noodles@earth.li> 5 days, 14 hours ago.

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, or an Eliptic Curve based key
the key should have the sign, certify and encrypt capabilities (subkeys are encouraged)
for an RSA key, the primary cryptographic material should be at least 4096 bits
the UIDs used by an applicant to work in the project should be signed (certified) 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	3EC9 7598 1672 961A 1139 173A 5D5A 57C7 242B 22CF
Main key	ok (last updated: 2025-12-03 13:00 UTC)
UID Ben Collins <benmcollins13, gmail.com>	ok, 0 non-DD sigs, 3 DD sigs: 393587D97D86500B: Colin Watson <cjwatson@chiark.greenend.org.uk> D14EF15DAFE11347: Martin Pitt <martin.pitt@ubuntu.com> BD8205930270C1A5: Dimitri John Ledkov <dimitri.ledkov@canonical.com>
UID Ben Collins (Owner, OpenStrokes) <bcollins, openstrokes.com>	ok, 0 non-DD sigs, 3 DD sigs: 393587D97D86500B: Colin Watson <cjwatson@chiark.greenend.org.uk> D14EF15DAFE11347: Martin Pitt <martin.pitt@ubuntu.com> BD8205930270C1A5: Dimitri John Ledkov <dimitri.ledkov@canonical.com>
UID Ben Collins (CEO, maClara, LLC) <bcollins, maclara-llc.com>	ok, 0 non-DD sigs, 3 DD sigs: 393587D97D86500B: Colin Watson <cjwatson@chiark.greenend.org.uk> D14EF15DAFE11347: Martin Pitt <martin.pitt@ubuntu.com> BD8205930270C1A5: Dimitri John Ledkov <dimitri.ledkov@canonical.com>
UID Ben Collins <bcollins, kernel.org>	ok, 0 non-DD sigs, 3 DD sigs: 393587D97D86500B: Colin Watson <cjwatson@chiark.greenend.org.uk> D14EF15DAFE11347: Martin Pitt <martin.pitt@ubuntu.com> BD8205930270C1A5: Dimitri John Ledkov <dimitri.ledkov@canonical.com>
UID Ben Collins <bcollins, bluecherry.net>	skip uid_revoked, 0 non-DD sigs, 0 DD sigs: none
UID Ben Collins <ben.collins, ubuntu.com>	ok, 0 non-DD sigs, 1 DD sigs: 393587D97D86500B: Colin Watson <cjwatson@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
UID Ben Collins <bcollins, swissdisk.com>	ok, 0 non-DD sigs, 3 DD sigs: 393587D97D86500B: Colin Watson <cjwatson@chiark.greenend.org.uk> D14EF15DAFE11347: Martin Pitt <martin.pitt@ubuntu.com> BD8205930270C1A5: Dimitri John Ledkov <dimitri.ledkov@canonical.com>
UID Ben Collins <bcollins, ubuntu.com>	ok, 0 non-DD sigs, 1 DD sigs: 393587D97D86500B: Colin Watson <cjwatson@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
UID Ben Collins <bcollins, debian.org>	ok, 0 non-DD sigs, 0 DD sigs: none
UID Ben Collins <ben.c, servergy.com>	skip uid_revoked, 0 non-DD sigs, 0 DD sigs: none
UID Ben Collins <ben.collins, rig.net>	skip uid_revoked, 0 non-DD sigs, 0 DD sigs: none
UID Ben Collins <ben.collins, viasat.com>	skip uid_revoked, 0 non-DD sigs, 0 DD sigs: none
UID Ben Collins <ben, cyphre.com>	skip uid_revoked, 0 non-DD sigs, 0 DD sigs: none
UID Ben Collins <ben, ubudrone.com>	skip uid_revoked, 0 non-DD sigs, 0 DD sigs: none
UID Benjamin Collins <bcollins, libjwt.io>	ok, 0 non-DD sigs, 3 DD sigs: D14EF15DAFE11347: Martin Pitt <martin.pitt@ubuntu.com> 393587D97D86500B: Colin Watson <cjwatson@chiark.greenend.org.uk> BD8205930270C1A5: Dimitri John Ledkov <dimitri.ledkov@canonical.com>
UID Ben Collins <ben.collins, linux.dev>	ok, 0 non-DD sigs, 3 DD sigs: D14EF15DAFE11347: Martin Pitt <martin.pitt@ubuntu.com> 393587D97D86500B: Colin Watson <cjwatson@chiark.greenend.org.uk> BD8205930270C1A5: Dimitri John Ledkov <dimitri.ledkov@canonical.com>

Active key endorsements

Endorsed by	Date	Statement	Actions

Log

Date	Author	Action	Content	Public
2025-12-01 10:54	noodles	req_approve	Requirement approved	yes
2025-11-30 18:20	cjwatson	-	Yes - I just emailed Ben a signature for that additional UID.	yes
2025-11-23 22:10	noodles	-	I note the email address used for the application is libjwt.io, but that still only has a single signature. Is Colin prepared to signed the additional UID?	yes
2025-11-23 10:19	bencollins	-	Second DD signature added.	yes
2025-11-14 02:10	bencollins	-	Does an emeritus DD count?	yes
2025-11-11 20:12	noodles	-	Can you get another DD signature on your key, please?	yes