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    <center><h2>About | <a href="/about/usage">Usage</a> | <a href="/about/faq">FAQ</a> | <a href="/about/privacy">Privacy Policy</a> | <a href="/about/api">API</a></h2></center>

    <p>
        The <tt>keys.openpgp.org</tt> server is a public service for the
        distribution and discovery of OpenPGP-compatible keys, commonly
        referred to as a "keyserver".
    </p>

    <p>
        <strong>For instructions, see our <a href="/about/usage">usage guide</a>.</strong>
    </p>

    <h3>How it works</h3>

    <p>
        OpenPGP keys contain two types of information:
    </p>

    <ul>
        <li><strong>Technical data</strong> is all the technical information
            about the key itself. This means the large numbers used for
            cryptographic operations, but also metadata like its expiry date,
            and whether it is revoked or not.
        </li>
        <li><strong>Identity information</strong> includes the parts of
            a key that identify its owner (known as "User IDs"), in
            particular e-mail addresses.
        </li>
    </ul>

    <p>
        Traditionally, these pieces of information have always been distributed
        together. On <span class="brand">keys.openpgp.org</span>, they are
        treated differently:
    </p>

    <p>
        The technical data of keys can be freely up- and downloaded on
        <span class="brand">keys.openpgp.org</span>.  It consists of technical
        information only, which can't be used to identify its owner.  However,
        it is important for OpenPGP software to keep this information up to
        date, in order to maintain secure and reliable communication.
    </p>

    <p>
        The identity information in an OpenPGP key is only distributed with
        consent. It contains personal data, and is not strictly necessary for
        a key to be used for encryption or signature verification. Once the
        owner gives consent by verifying their e-mail address, the key can
        be found by everyone via search by address.
    </p>

    <h3>Community and platform</h3>

    <p>
        This service is run as a community effort. You can talk to us in
        ##hagrid on Freenode IRC, also reachable as #hagrid:stratum0.org on
        Matrix. The folks who are running this come from various projects in the
        OpenPGP ecosystem including Sequoia-PGP, OpenKeychain, and Enigmail.
    </p>

    <p>
        Technically, <tt>keys.openpgp.org</tt> runs on the
        <a href="https://gitlab.com/sequoia-pgp/hagrid" target="_blank">Hagrid</a>
        keyserver software, which is based on
        <a href="https://sequoia-pgp.org">Sequoia-PGP</a>.  We are hosted on the
        <a href="https://eclips.is" target="_blank">eclips.is</a> platform,
        a hosting provider focused on Internet Freedom projects, run by
        <a href="https://greenhost.net/" target="_blank">Greenhost</a>.
    </p>
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