From 837ef213d51dfa1469eee8fbb48003988dd133c1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jonathan McDowell Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2020 11:03:34 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Update details of other keyservers Update the URL for SKS, add Hockeypuck. --- doc/README | 23 ++++++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/README b/doc/README index c329b3b..a4e4080 100644 --- a/doc/README +++ b/doc/README @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Once make has completed you'll end up with various binaries: mathopd.conf file provided that I used for testing, but I'm now using Apache for the public test rig as it's already present on the host running it. - + * splitkeys Utility to take a keyring and split it up into a bunch of smaller ones. @@ -99,11 +99,10 @@ please let me know and I'll add them. * pks http://sf.net/projects/pks/ - The prodominant keyserver I believe; what I used to run on - wwwkeys.uk.pgp.net. Had a spurt of activity a year or two ago, but - seems to have died off again. The main issue with pks is that it lacks - support for keys with multiple subkeys bound to them and older - versions unfortunately mangle them. + The original mainstream keyserver; what I used to run on + wwwkeys.uk.pgp.net. Died off due to lack of support for more modern + key features such as multiple subkeys, to the extent that it would + manage them. Largely replaced by SKS. * CryptNET Keyserver http://www.cryptnet.net/fsp/cks/ @@ -111,15 +110,21 @@ please let me know and I'll add them. when I looked at it there was no support for syncing via email which means it can't replace a pks server to act as part of pgp.net. +* Hockeypuck + https://hockeypuck.io/ + Written in Go and with support for the SKS synchronisation protocol. + * OpenPKSD http://openpksd.org/ Don't really know a lot about this. Primarily Japanese development AFAICT. * SKS - http://sks.sourceforge.net/ - A reasonably new keyserver concentrating more on the whole issue of - syncronization between keyservers. Seems to be gaining in popularity. + https://github.com/SKS-Keyserver/sks-keyserver + Probably the most popular keyserver currently. Improves dramatically + on the email synchronisation method by using an HTTP based set + reconciliation approach ensuring the keyserver network eventually + reaches consistency. Contacting the author: -- 2.39.2