Section E.1 The Author s GPG Public Key | Real World Linux Security Prentice Hall Ptr Open Source Technology Series

E.1 The Author's GPG Public Key

The author's GPG public key is on the CD-ROM in the file

 pubkey.txt

The GPG fingerprint is

 gpg --fingerprint book@verysecurelinux.com pub  1024D/E3A1C540 2000-06-21 Bob Toxen (New standard email address for       book) <book@verysecurelinux.com> Key fingerprint = 30BA AA0A 31DD B68B 47C9  601E 96D3 533D E3A1 C540 uid  Bob Toxen <book@cavu.com> uid  Bob Toxen (Bob's regular address) <bob@cavu.com> uid  Bob Toxen (New stand email address for FBD)        <bob@verysecurelinux.com> uid  Bob Toxen (RWLS official web site) <book@realworldlinuxsecurity.com> uid  Bob Toxen (RWLS official web site) <bob@realworldlinuxsecurity.com> sub  2048g/03FFCCB9 2000-06-21 gpg --fingerprint book@cavu.com pub  1024D/E3A1C540 2000-06-21 Bob Toxen <book@cavu.com>      Key fingerprint = 30BA AA0A 31DD B68B 47C9  601E 96D3 533D E3A1 C540 sub  2048g/03FFCCB9 2000-06-21

"Signature Files" on page 441 explains how to use this key and fingerprint to verify that any files on the Web site are legitimate. Do not trust any files that do not pass this test.

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