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authorJameson Graef Rollins <jrollins@phys.columbia.edu>2008-09-02 20:24:30 -0700
committerJameson Graef Rollins <jrollins@phys.columbia.edu>2008-09-02 20:24:30 -0700
commitd6c52a691b1245978ca0fea53af50ed8dd0200de (patch)
tree0a24e29308b3b6627e15fff00ed92e632ae3658f /website
parent78f843279c93b2683c17d15b834107c9f79b3050 (diff)
tweaks to the webpage to improve look and layout slight.
Diffstat (limited to 'website')
-rw-r--r--website/index.mdwn51
-rw-r--r--website/local.css66
-rw-r--r--website/why.mdwn42
3 files changed, 77 insertions, 82 deletions
diff --git a/website/index.mdwn b/website/index.mdwn
index 7c9030a..a7d074e 100644
--- a/website/index.mdwn
+++ b/website/index.mdwn
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-[[toc ]]
-
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.
@@ -14,7 +12,7 @@ monkeysphere manages the `known_hosts` and `authorized_keys` files
used by OpenSSH for authentication, checking them for cryptographic
validity.
-## Conceptual overview ##
+## Overview ##
Everyone who has used secure shell is familiar with the prompt given
the first time you log in to a new server, asking if you want to trust
@@ -53,8 +51,6 @@ invites broader participation in the
[OpenPGP](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Openpgp) [web of
trust](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_of_trust).
-## Technical details ##
-
Under the Monkeysphere, both parties to an OpenSSH connection (client
and server) explicitly designate who they trust to certify the
identity of the other party. These trust designations are explicitly
@@ -65,51 +61,10 @@ No modification is made to the SSH protocol on the wire (it continues
to use raw RSA public keys), and no modification is needed to the
OpenSSH software.
-To emphasize: *no modifications to SSH are required to use the
-Monkeysphere*. OpenSSH can be used as is; completely unpatched and
+To emphasize: ***no modifications to SSH are required to use the
+Monkeysphere***. OpenSSH can be used as is; completely unpatched and
"out of the box".
-## Philosophy ##
-
-Humans (and
-[monkeys](http://www.scottmccloud.com/comics/mi/mi-17/mi-17.html))
-have the innate capacity to keep track of the identities of only a
-finite number of people. After our social sphere exceeds several dozen
-or several hundred (depending on the individual), our ability to
-remember and distinguish people begins to break down. In other words,
-at a certain point, we can't know for sure that the person we ran into
-in the produce aisle really is the same person who we met at the party
-last week.
-
-For most of us, this limitation has not posed much of a problem in our
-daily, off-line lives. With the Internet, however, we have an ability
-to interact with vastly larger numbers of people than we had
-before. In addition, on the Internet we lose many of our tricks for
-remembering and identifying people (physical characteristics, sound of
-the voice, etc.).
-
-Fortunately, with online communications we have easy access to tools
-that can help us navigate these problems.
-[OpenPGP](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Openpgp) (a cryptographic
-protocol commonly used for sending signed and encrypted email
-messages) is one such tool. In its simplest form, it allows us to
-sign our communication in such a way that the recipient can verify the
-sender.
-
-OpenPGP goes beyond this simple use to implement a feature known as
-the [web of trust](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_of_trust). The web
-of trust allows people who have never met in person to communicate
-with a reasonable degree of certainty that they are who they say they
-are. It works like this: Person A trusts Person B. Person B verifies
-Person C's identity. Then, Person A can verify Person C's identity
-because of their trust of Person B.
-
-The Monkeyshpere's broader goals are to extend the use of OpenPGP from
-email communications to other activities, such as:
-
- * conclusively identifying the remote server in a remote login session
- * granting access to servers to people we've never directly met
-
## Links ##
* [OpenSSH](http://openssh.com/)
diff --git a/website/local.css b/website/local.css
index 9e141a2..69defae 100644
--- a/website/local.css
+++ b/website/local.css
@@ -1,29 +1,28 @@
h2 {
--moz-border-radius-topleft:4px;
--moz-border-radius-topright:4px;
-background-color:#B67B4E;
-color:black;
-display:block;
-font-weight:bold;
-padding:0 0 0 10px;
+ -moz-border-radius: 4px;
+ background-color: #B67B4E;
+ color: black;
+ display: block;
+ font-weight: bold;
+ padding: 0 0 0 10px;
}
body {
-color:#3F403F;
-font-family:"Liberation Sans",sans-serif;
-font-size:0.95em;
+ color: #3F403F;
+ font-family: "Liberation Sans",sans-serif;
+ font-size: 0.95em;
}
*|*:visited
-color:#f6a464;
+ color: #f6a464;
}
*|*:-moz-any-link {
-text-decoration:none;
+ text-decoration: none;
}
:-moz-any-link {
-cursor:pointer;
+ cursor: pointer;
}
a:link {
@@ -40,23 +39,23 @@ a:hover {
}
pre {
- background: #ddd;
- border: 1px solid #aaa;
- padding: 3px 3px 3px 3px;
- margin-left: 2em;
+ background: #ddd;
+ border: 1px solid #aaa;
+ padding: 3px 3px 3px 3px;
+ margin-left: 2em;
}
table.sitenav {
- border-bottom: 2px solid black;
- padding: 0px;
- width: 100%;
- font-size: larger;
+ border-bottom: 2px solid black;
+ padding: 0px;
+ width: 100%;
+ font-size: larger;
}
table.sitenav img.logo {
- margin: 0px;
- padding: 0px;
- vertical-align: bottom;
+ margin: 0px;
+ padding: 0px;
+ vertical-align: bottom;
}
table.sitenav a {
@@ -71,19 +70,20 @@ table.sitenav span.selflink {
}
div.header {
- text-align: right;
- display: none;
+ text-align: right;
+ display: none;
}
div.actions {
- text-align: right;
- display: none;
+ text-align: right;
+ display: none;
}
#sidebar {
- line-height: normal;
- width: 100%;
- float: none;
- margin: 0;
- padding: 0;
+ line-height: normal;
+ width: 100%;
+ float: none;
+ margin: 0;
+ padding: 0;
}
+
diff --git a/website/why.mdwn b/website/why.mdwn
index b9f4117..3366439 100644
--- a/website/why.mdwn
+++ b/website/why.mdwn
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ ever connected to?
[Get started with the monkeysphere as a user!](/getting-started-user)
-## As an system administrator ##
+## As a system administrator ##
As a system administrator, have you ever tried to re-key an SSH
server? How did you communicate the key change to your users? How
@@ -135,3 +135,43 @@ than the current infrastructure allows, and is more meaningful to
actual humans using these tools than some message like "Certified by
GloboTrust".
+## Philosophy ##
+
+Humans (and
+[monkeys](http://www.scottmccloud.com/comics/mi/mi-17/mi-17.html))
+have the innate capacity to keep track of the identities of only a
+finite number of people. After our social sphere exceeds several dozen
+or several hundred (depending on the individual), our ability to
+remember and distinguish people begins to break down. In other words,
+at a certain point, we can't know for sure that the person we ran into
+in the produce aisle really is the same person who we met at the party
+last week.
+
+For most of us, this limitation has not posed much of a problem in our
+daily, off-line lives. With the Internet, however, we have an ability
+to interact with vastly larger numbers of people than we had
+before. In addition, on the Internet we lose many of our tricks for
+remembering and identifying people (physical characteristics, sound of
+the voice, etc.).
+
+Fortunately, with online communications we have easy access to tools
+that can help us navigate these problems.
+[OpenPGP](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Openpgp) (a cryptographic
+protocol commonly used for sending signed and encrypted email
+messages) is one such tool. In its simplest form, it allows us to
+sign our communication in such a way that the recipient can verify the
+sender.
+
+OpenPGP goes beyond this simple use to implement a feature known as
+the [web of trust](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_of_trust). The web
+of trust allows people who have never met in person to communicate
+with a reasonable degree of certainty that they are who they say they
+are. It works like this: Person A trusts Person B. Person B verifies
+Person C's identity. Then, Person A can verify Person C's identity
+because of their trust of Person B.
+
+The Monkeyshpere's broader goals are to extend the use of OpenPGP from
+email communications to other activities, such as:
+
+ * conclusively identifying the remote server in a remote login session
+ * granting access to servers to people we've never directly met