WKD

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Web Key Directory (WKD) is one of mechanisms for distributing GnuPG keys. WKD works by querying a .well-known directory on a domain, extracted from an email address, and obtains the keys from there. It avoids reliance on a centralized keyserver.

Use in Gentoo

Gemato, which is used for repository verification by Portage, uses WKD as one method for refreshing keys safely.

Using Web Key Directory on gentoo.org

The public key from each Gentoo developer can be fetched via the command line:

user $gpg --auto-key-locate clear,nodefault,wkd --locate-keys [devname]@gentoo.org

See also

  • GnuPG — a free implementation of the OpenPGP standard (RFC 4880).

External resources