Ask Slashdot: How Do I Request Someone To Send Me a Public Key? 399
First time accepted submitter extraqwert writes "An organization wants me to send them my personal data by email. I certainly do trust them. However, I would like to politely ask them to send me their public key for encryption. The secretary probably does not know what it is. But they do have a pretty good IT department, so they can figure out. My question is, what is the proper wording for such a request? What is the right terminology to use? Should I say ``please send me your RSA key''? ``Public key''? ``PGP key''? Is there a standard and reasonable wording for such a request? (On my end, I am using GNU PGP: http://www.gnupg.org/ ) Any suggestions on how to be polite in this case?"
How? (Score:4, Funny)
How Do I Request Someone To Send Me a Public Key?
I prefer signal fires myself.
Re: This is why encryption isn't popular (Score:4, Funny)
(Note to NSA spies reading this: yes, I know your filter was triggered by the phrase "blow up the Estonian Parliament", sorry about that, false alarm, nothing to see here)
NSA, are you actually going to fall for that old ploy? Parent post is probably a message to an Estonian sleeper-cell.
Listen, "michelcolman" (is that your code-name?) the NSA aren't your average morons!
Strat
Use the post office (Score:4, Funny)
Type the reply on a Royal typewriter and take it to your local post office. Use Certified or Registered mail if you feel squeamish about sending personal information. The NSA can't open a properly mailed letter.