How are encryption keys stored in the id, id.priv, and known_keys file?
If I were to look at the key fingerprints from within GAIM they are in hex : A1;B2;C3 ...etc...
In the files, they appear to be base 64 encoded ( but I could be wrong ) .. there appers to be multiple fields seperated by " / ".
So... what is the format used for storing keys in the id, id.priv and known_keys files, and how do you translated from the data inthose files to teh hex key fingerprint that is displayed within GAIM?
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There isn't a straightforward way for users to translate between the data in the file and the key fingerprint: the key fingerprint is a cryptographic hash of the public key. The key files are meant to be human-readable (to a point) and human-editable, but for purposes of communicating with other users (to eliminate any possibility of a man-in-the-middle attack), the key fingerprints are included in the GUI display.
-Bill
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What I'm after is the ability to pregenerate keys using an external script, and insert them into the data file, ala a one time pad. Let's say that I pregenerate 30 days worth of unique keys, and at midnight a script inserts that days key into the data file. I've worked out most of the other details, but modifying the key file has stumped me.
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How are encryption keys stored in the id, id.priv, and known_keys file?
If I were to look at the key fingerprints from within GAIM they are in hex : A1;B2;C3 ...etc...
In the files, they appear to be base 64 encoded ( but I could be wrong ) .. there appers to be multiple fields seperated by " / ".
So... what is the format used for storing keys in the id, id.priv and known_keys files, and how do you translated from the data inthose files to teh hex key fingerprint that is displayed within GAIM?
There isn't a straightforward way for users to translate between the data in the file and the key fingerprint: the key fingerprint is a cryptographic hash of the public key. The key files are meant to be human-readable (to a point) and human-editable, but for purposes of communicating with other users (to eliminate any possibility of a man-in-the-middle attack), the key fingerprints are included in the GUI display.
-Bill
Understood.
What I'm after is the ability to pregenerate keys using an external script, and insert them into the data file, ala a one time pad. Let's say that I pregenerate 30 days worth of unique keys, and at midnight a script inserts that days key into the data file. I've worked out most of the other details, but modifying the key file has stumped me.