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37 \section{Introduction} 37 \section{Introduction}
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39 This document tries to help people in organizing a keysiging event. It should be seen as concrete suggestions for how to do things that are already described by the keysigning method in general. The method defines how to organize the keysigning, this document makes concrete suggestions \emph{how} to do things. This document also shows how to generate WOT graphs. 39 This document tries to help people in organizing a Keysigning event. It should be seen as concrete suggestions for how to do things that are already described by the keysigning method in general. The method defines how to organize the keysigning, this document makes concrete suggestions \emph{how} to do things. This document also shows how to generate WOT graphs.
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44 \section{Keysigning method} 44 \section{Keysigning method}
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79 \section{Participant list} 79 \section{Participant list}
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81 You have to generate a list that contains the public keys of all participants. A script to do this automatically with nice formating is available \cite{keylist}. The script is not perfect, but sufficient. 81 You have to generate a list that contains the public keys of all participants. A script to do this automatically with nice formatting is available \cite{keylist}. The script is not perfect, but sufficient.
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83 {\tt\small 83 {\tt\small
84 \begin{verbatim} 84 \begin{verbatim}
85 $ keylist.sh /path/to/keyring.gpg header.txt \ 85 $ keylist.sh /path/to/keyring.gpg header.txt \
86 howto.txt checksums.txt 86 howto.txt checksums.txt
87 \end{verbatim} 87 \end{verbatim}
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90 The script generates a public key list from all keys in the keyring (first argument). This list can get prepended by the contents of text files (all further arguments). 90 The script generates a public key list from all keys in the keyring (first argument). This list can get prepended by the contents of text files (all further arguments).
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92 A general header is demanded by good style. Descriptions of what the participants need to do are highly recommended in order to support unexperienced participants. Fields to insert the checksums should be provided anyway. Examples for the here included files can be found at \cite{keylist}. 92 A general header is demanded by good style. Descriptions of what the participants need to do are highly recommended in order to support inexperienced participants. Fields to insert the checksums should be provided anyway. Examples for the here included files can be found at \cite{keylist}.
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94 %Figure \ref{fig:keylist} shows a sample participant list. 94 %Figure \ref{fig:keylist} shows a sample participant list.
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96 \begin{figure} 96 \begin{figure}
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156 \section{A hint for participants} 156 \section{A hint for participants}
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158 Receiving keys, signing them, and sending the signatures back to the key owners can be a wasteful job, especially if may people took part in a keysigning event. 158 Receiving keys, signing them, and sending the signatures back to the key owners can be a wasteful job, especially if may people took part in a keysigning event.
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160 The nice tool \texttt{caff} \cite{signing-party} is a great helper. It automates the whole process, from key retrival, to signing, to sending the signatures. (An MTA is required to send signatures.) 160 The nice tool \texttt{caff} \cite{signing-party} is a great helper. It automates the whole process, from key retrieval, to signing, to sending the signatures. (An MTA is required to send signatures.)
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164 \section{Acknowledgments} 164 \section{Acknowledgments}
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