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Figure 6-3: The PGP Search for Keys screen
For example, suppose that you, a PGP user, want to sign
my key. You have checked my identification and the name
on my key and are convinced that I am who I claim to be.
I also gave you my legal name (Michael Warren Lucas, Jr.),
key fingerprint (67FF 2497 8C3C C0A4 B012 DB67 C073 AC55
E68C 49BC), and email address (mwlucas@blackhelicopters
.org). You’ll open up your PGP Desktop, open the search
screen, select the Email search option, and enter my email
address in the text box.
The search screen brings up a list of all keys that contain
that email address. Not surprisingly, there’s only one key ...