The state of OpenPGP key servers: Kristian, can you renew my certificate? A month later: Kristian? Ten days later: Too late, it’s expired

The state of OpenPGP key servers: Kristian, can you renew my certificate? A month later: Kristian? Ten days later: Too late, it’s expired

There was a time when there was a certain amount of pride in the fact internet engineers all knew one another, that systems critical to the internet’s functioning were run in the back of other facilities, and a single person was often in charge of whole services.


Fortunately those times have changed, and global communication networks are now run a little more professionally, with clear points of contact, dedicated rooms and staff, and multiple checks and balances to ensure things run smoothly.


Or so we thought.


“Hi all, Has anyone seen or heard from Kristian in the last month or so?” asked Todd Fleisher earlier this month – in fact, 11 June – on the main mailing list for an important cluster of OpenPGP key servers. “I’ve reached out several times ..

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