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Version: 0.2.3 (alpha)
This is ALPHA software.
You should not use this software. This version is for developers only.
The CryptNET Public KeyServer is Free Software, available under the
terms of the GNU General Public
License (Version 2). You may freely download, distribute, use and modify or
improve the software in accord with the terms of the GPL. Patches, questions,
comments or suggestions may be sent to the author, V. Alex Brennen [codepoet@dublin.ie].
The keyserver is RFC2440 (openPGP)
compliant. It consists of a series of CGI scripts written in C for the linux
platform. The scripts include bindings to the Postgres relational database system.
The CryptNET keyserver source code lives at http://cryptnet.net/fsp/cks/index.html
Release Plans
Version: 1.0.0
Features:
- openPGP (RFC2440) compatible (version 3 and version 4 packets)
- Allow users to submit and retrieve keys through web browser
- Tied to RDBMS (postgreSQL) for storage
- pks protocol support
- Capable of updating previously stored keys (Proper key material merges)
- Capable of handling key expiration and revocation
- Synchronize with other keyservers through (HTTP) PKS protocol
- Searches by UID, 4 byte keyid, 8 byte keyid and full fingerprint
Version: 2.0.0
New Features:
- Cryptographically validate signatures
- Handle signature expiration
- Allow users to submit and receive openPGP data which contains more than one public key
Version: 3.0.0
New Features:
- Fully Multi-Threaded (w/pthreads)
- Dynamic key caching of commonly accessed keys (ex: keys used in signature of posts to BUGTRAQ)
- Binary socket based synchronization protocol
- Peer storage/distributed search (kind of like DNS)
CryptNET:
FSP:
CKS