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<center><h2>About | <a href="/about/news">News</a> | <a href="/about/usage">Usage</a> | <a href="/about/faq">FAQ</a> | <a href="/about/stats">Stats</a> | <a href="/about/privacy">Privacy</a></h2></center>
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<p>
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The <span class="brand">keys.openpgp.org</span> server is a public service for the
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distribution and discovery of OpenPGP-compatible keys, commonly
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referred to as a "keyserver".
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<strong>For instructions, see our <a href="/about/usage">usage guide</a>.</strong>
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<h3>How it works</h3>
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An OpenPGP key contains two types of information:
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<ul>
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<li><strong>Identity information</strong> describes the parts of
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a key that identify its owner, also known as "User IDs".
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A User ID typically includes a name and an email address.
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</li>
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<li><strong>Non-identity information</strong> is all the technical
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information about the key itself. This includes the large numbers
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used for verifying signatures and encrypting messages.
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It also includes metadata like date of creation, some expiration
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dates, and revocation status.
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</li>
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</ul>
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Traditionally, these pieces of information have always been distributed
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together. On <span class="brand">keys.openpgp.org</span>, they are
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treated differently. While anyone can upload all parts of any OpenPGP key
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to <span class="brand">keys.openpgp.org</span>, our keyserver
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will only retain and publish certain parts under certain
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conditions:
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Any <strong>non-identity information</strong> will be stored and freely
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redistributed, if it passes a cryptographic integrity check.
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Anyone can download these parts at any time as they contain only
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technical data that can't be used to directly identify a person.
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Good OpenPGP software can use <span class="brand">keys.openpgp.org</span>
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to keep this information up to date for any key that it knows about.
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This helps OpenPGP users maintain secure and reliable communication.
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The <strong>identity information</strong> in an OpenPGP key
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is only distributed with consent.
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It contains personal data, and is not strictly necessary for
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a key to be used for encryption or signature verification.
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Once the owner gives consent by verifying their email address,
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the key can be found via search by address.
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</p>
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<h3 id="community">Community and platform</h3>
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This service is run as a community effort.
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You can talk to us in
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#hagrid on OFTC IRC,
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also reachable as #hagrid:stratum0.org on Matrix.
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Of course you can also reach us via email,
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at <tt>support at keys dot openpgp dot org</tt>.
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The folks who are running this come
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from various projects in the OpenPGP ecosystem,
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including Sequoia-PGP, OpenKeychain, and Enigmail.
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Technically,
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<span class="brand">keys.openpgp.org</span> runs on the <a href="https://gitlab.com/hagrid-keyserver/hagrid" target="_blank">Hagrid</a> keyserver software,
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which is based on <a href="https://sequoia-pgp.org">Sequoia-PGP</a>.
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We are running on <a href="https://eclips.is" target="_blank">eclips.is</a>,
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a hosting platform focused on Internet Freedom projects,
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which is managed by <a href="https://greenhost.net/" target="_blank">Greenhost</a>.
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