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Adding an IRC proof

Let's add a decentralized IRC proof to your OpenPGP keys.

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Add a property to your IRC taxonomy

After logging in into the IRC server with your registered nickname, send the following message (make sure to replace FINGERPRINT):

/msg NickServ SET PROPERTY KEY openpgp4fpr:FINGERPRINT

To check whether successful, send (make sure to replace NICK):

/msg NickServ TAXONOMY NICK

To add more fingerprints, send:

/msg NickServ SET PROPERTY KEY2 openpgp4fpr:FINGERPRINT

Update the PGP key

First, edit the key (make sure to replace FINGERPRINT):

gpg --edit-key FINGERPRINT

Add a new notation:

notation

Enter the notation (make sure to replace IRC_SERVER and NICK):

proof@metacode.biz=irc://IRC_SERVER/NICK

So, for user foo on the freenode server, this would be:

proof@metacode.biz=irc://chat.freenode.net/foo

Save the key:

save

Upload the key to WKD or use the following command to upload the key to keys.openpgp.org (make sure to replace FINGERPRINT):

gpg --keyserver hkps://keys.openpgp.org --send-keys FINGERPRINT

And you're done! Reload your profile page, it should now show an IRC account.