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author | Suno Ano <suno.ano@sunoano.org> | 2009-03-24 23:37:12 +0100 |
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committer | Suno Ano <suno.ano@sunoano.org> | 2009-03-24 23:37:12 +0100 |
commit | 25140cd5da6cbf097fedde6634eef11c2bc0f0fe (patch) | |
tree | 0f4b674874fe59cbf8f6cb76857b6ee0ca6ae2d3 | |
parent | b371a109bbaf7e1d1bd424a0495dafca1284ada9 (diff) |
started a README
Signed-off-by: Suno Ano <suno.ano@sunoano.org>
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@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +The Monkeysphere Project +------------------------ + +The Monkeysphere project's goal is to extend OpenPGP's web of trust to +new areas of the Internet to help us securely identify each other +while we work online. + +Specifically, monkeysphere currently offers a framework to leverage +the OpenPGP web of trust for OpenSSH authentication. + +In other words, it allows you to use secure shell as you normally do, +but to identify yourself and the servers you administer or connect to +with your OpenPGP keys. OpenPGP keys are tracked via GnuPG, and +monkeysphere manages the known_hosts and authorized_keys files used by +OpenSSH for authentication, checking them for cryptographic validity. |