commit 7247c238109e7b3cc0cde4252fd98b327bf93cd5 Author: adrelanos <adrelanos at riseup dot net> Date: Thu Aug 15 22:41:45 2013 +0000

added gpg.conf optimized for privacy --- gpg.conf | 77 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 77 insertions(+)

diff --git a/gpg.conf b/gpg.conf new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c9534db --- /dev/null +++ b/gpg.conf @@ -0,0 +1,77 @@ +## gpg.conf optimized for privacy + +################################################################## +## BEGIN some suggestions from TorBirdy setting extensions.enigmail.agentAdditionalParam + +## Don't disclose the version +no-emit-version + +## Don't add additional comments (may leak language, etc) +no-comments + +## Don't include keyids that may disclose the sender or any other non-obvious keyids +throw-keyids + +## We want to force UTF-8 everywhere +display-charset utf-8 + +## Proxy settings +keyserver-options http-proxy=socks5://TORIP:TORPORT + +keyserver hkp://2eghzlv2wwcq7u7y.onion + +## END some suggestions from TorBirdy TorBirdy setting extensions.enigmail.agentAdditionalParam +################################################################## + +################################################################## +## BEGIN Some suggestions from Debian http://keyring.debian.org/creating-key.html + +personal-digest-preferences SHA512 +cert-digest-algo SHA512 +default-preference-list SHA512 SHA384 SHA256 SHA224 AES256 AES192 AES CAST5 ZLIB BZIP2 ZIP Uncompressed + +## END Some suggestions from Debian http://keyring.debian.org/creating-key.html +################################################################## + +################################################################## +## BEGIN Some suggestions added from riseup https://we.riseup.net/riseuplabs+paow/openpgp-best-practices + +## When creating a key, individuals may designate a specific keyserver to use to pull their keys from. +## The above option will disregard this designation and use the pool, which is useful because (1) it +## prevents someone from designating an insecure method for pulling their key and (2) if the server +## designated uses hkps, the refresh will fail because the ca-cert will not match, so the keys will +## never be refreshed. +keyserver-options no-honor-keyserver-url + +## when outputting certificates, view user IDs distinctly from keys: +fixed-list-mode + +## long keyids are more collision-resistant than short keyids (it's trivial to make a key with any desired short keyid) +keyid-format 0xlong + +## when multiple digests are supported by all recipients, choose the strongest one: +## already defined above +#personal-digest-preferences SHA512 SHA384 SHA256 SHA224 + +## preferences chosen for new keys should prioritize stronger algorithms: +## already defined above +#default-preference-list SHA512 SHA384 SHA256 SHA224 AES256 AES192 AES CAST5 BZIP2 ZLIB ZIP Uncompressed + +## If you use a graphical environment (and even if you don't) you should be using an agent: +## (similar arguments as https://www.debian-administration.org/users/dkg/weblog/64) +use-agent + +## You should always know at a glance which User IDs gpg thinks are legitimately bound to the keys in your keyring: +verify-options show-uid-validity +list-options show-uid-validity + +## include an unambiguous indicator of which key made a signature: +## (see http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.mail.notmuch.general/3721/focus=7234) +sig-notation issuer-fpr@notations.openpgp.fifthhorseman.net=%g + +## when making an OpenPGP certification, use a stronger digest than the default SHA1: +## already defined above +#cert-digest-algo SHA256 + +## END Some suggestions added from riseup https://we.riseup.net/riseuplabs+paow/openpgp-best-practices +##################################################################