From c86c20d33729b87da84c74fdbb5de7e7182ea0a9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yarmo Mackenbach Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2020 18:13:04 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Add avatar section --- content/faq.md | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/content/faq.md b/content/faq.md index 0495cfb..5798a4f 100644 --- a/content/faq.md +++ b/content/faq.md @@ -58,6 +58,17 @@ You can't and that is the whole point of [Keyoxide](/). Your data and your keys That, we can help you with! Just append the fingerprint of your keypair to the domain like so: [https://${domain}/9f0048ac0b23301e1f77e994909f6bd6f80f485d](/9f0048ac0b23301e1f77e994909f6bd6f80f485d) to generate a profile page. +## Where is my profile avatar? + +There are currently two methods of getting an avatar displayed on your profile page: + +1. automatically fetched from Gravatar using your primary email address; +2. extracted from the public key. + +While the first method is the simplest, the slightly-more-complicated second method provides an additional layer of privacy protection by not having to upload your profile picture to a 3rd party. + +One caveat: [keys.openpgp.org](https://keys.openpgp.org) strips images from public keys. So the second method will only work in conjunction with [Web Key Directory](/guides/web-key-directory). + ## Where do I upload my private key? **DON'T**! We don't want it!