X-Git-Url: https://codewiz.org/gitweb?a=blobdiff_plain;f=website%2Findex.mdwn;h=606456955f29f32ba443d4169bdca79a75e63bb7;hb=d78a6e30ed3bc408e6a43077b4024597dfb810bd;hp=853c75b88635417c07fb33a3dc7d3a25f3f291bc;hpb=2c64cd42335d7c0eeb904d9b9bdb09d7fa8456c5;p=monkeysphere.git diff --git a/website/index.mdwn b/website/index.mdwn index 853c75b..6064569 100644 --- a/website/index.mdwn +++ b/website/index.mdwn @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ yourself and the servers you administer or connect to. OpenPGP keys are tracked via GnuPG, and managed in the `known_hosts` and `authorized_keys` files used by OpenSSH for connection authentication. -[[bugs]] | [[download]] | [[news]] | [[documentation|doc]] +[why?](/why) | [[news]] | [[download]] | [[documentation|doc]] | [[community]] | [[bugs]] ## Conceptual overview ## @@ -26,13 +26,14 @@ keys for authenticating to a server (known as "`PubkeyAuthentication`"), rather than relying on a password exchange. But again, the public part of the key needs to be transmitted to the server through a secure out-of-band channel (usually via a separate -password-based SSH connection) in order for this type of -authentication to work +password-based SSH connection or a (hopefully signed) e-mail to the +system administrator) in order for this type of authentication to +work. [OpenSSH](http://openssh.com/) currently provides a functional way to -managing the RSA and DSA keys required for these interactions through -the `known_hosts` and `authorized_keys` files. However, it lacks -any type of [Public Key Infrastructure +manage the RSA and DSA keys required for these interactions through +the `known_hosts` and `authorized_keys` files. However, it lacks any +type of [Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Key_Infrastructure) that can verify that the keys being used really are the one required or expected.