Key consistency checks

This requirement looks incomplete.

Potential problems

no UID found that fully satisfies requirements

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	A225 F0AE 5CB5 1568 B0E6 ABBF 00F3 3399 4162 3AB6
Main key	ok (last updated: 2025-11-18 16:43 UTC)
UID Richard Nelson <unixabg, gmail.com>	ok, 0 non-DD sigs, 0 DD sigs: none

Active key endorsements

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daniel

2025-11-18
(1 week ago)

For nm.debian.org, at 2025-11-18:
For the past 21 years, I have worked with Richard Nelson on Debian Live and several packages.

For this past work, Richard Nelson sent mails using the email address unixabg@gmail.com
which is the one they're using on nm.debian.org, and they signed their work and
email using a GPG key with fingerprint A225 F0AE 5CB5 1568 B0E6  ABBF 00F3 3399 4162 3AB6.

I've made sure that they are able to decrypt encrypted messages sent to this key
and that they're able to sign messages with the same key.

Due to the long-term interactions we had, I'm convinced that Richard Nelson as they
present themselves on nm.debian.org is the rightful owner of both email
unixabg@gmail.com and GPG key A225 F0AE 5CB5 1568 B0E6  ABBF 00F3 3399 4162 3AB6.

Signed with key 2698 6838 80B6 A84A 3D04 4602 FBB4 F0E8 0A80 222F

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