From 4474ca337b05f2af9ae0950afd27a6a09112bc03 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jakob Moser <moser@cl.uni-heidelberg.de> Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2023 22:49:41 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add README --- README.md | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+) create mode 100644 README.md diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..086833a --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +# Fachschaft Computerlinguistik Public Keys + +* Address: <fs-coli@cl.uni-heidelberg.de> + * S/MIME: [`fs-coli@cl.uni-heidelberg.de.smime.pub.pem`](fs-coli@cl.uni-heidelberg.de.smime.pub.pem) + * OpenPGP: [`fs-coli@cl.uni-heidelberg.de.pgp.pub.asc`](fs-coli@cl.uni-heidelberg.de.pgp.pub.asc) + +## Get key data + +To get information about the public keys (e.g. fingerprints), first, download the keys (or clone the repository). On a Linux system with all necessary tooling installed, you can then use one of the following commands: + +### S/MIME + +```bash +openssl x509 -in fs-coli@cl.uni-heidelberg.de.smime.pub.pem -text -fingerprint -noout +``` + +An S/MIME certificate has both a serial number (arbitrarily assigned by the issuer) and one or more fingerprints (automatically generated by one or more cryptographic hashing algorithms). Read more about the differences here: + +* [What is the difference between serial number and thumbprint? - Information Security Stack Exchange](https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/35691/what-is-the-difference-between-serial-number-and-thumbprint) +* [What is the actual value of a certificate fingerprint? - Information Security Stack Exchange](https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/35691/what-is-the-difference-between-serial-number-and-thumbprint) + +### OpenPGP + +```bash +gpg --show-keys --with-fingerprint fs-coli@cl.uni-heidelberg.de.pgp.pub.asc +``` \ No newline at end of file -- GitLab