hashed user IDs [was: Re: Security of the gpg private keyring?]

[MFPA]

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Hi


On Wednesday 9 March 2011 at 1:46:53 PM, in
<mid:201103091446.53974.mailinglisten at hauke-laging.de>, Hauke Laging
wrote:


>If you want to validate a key by its signatures
> and see a signature of an unknown key then there is
> (IMHO) no reason why you should know who has certified
> this key. This information can easily be abused.

Information that has no use to you in the task in hand is just
"noise." If it is information about me for which you have no
legitimate use, I would rather it were not at your disposal in case of
possible nefarious use.


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