Those options are not mutually exclusive, and, while I agree that it would be better if the RIR's accepted generic GPG keys along the lines of what RADB does, the X.509 certificate is not a bad first step. At least it's better than Mail-From or Crypt-PW.
Should we, as a community, register with RIR's with PGP. Each of the RIRs has either already established, or is in the process of establishing, a CA for that purpose. Please use them. thanks, but i choose to have my peers certify my identity, not the rirs
the rirs already accept pgp certs. and i use them, as do all security-conscious registrants. i was disagreeing with woody's pushing x.509 certs to the exclusion of pgp certs. randy --- Q: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. A: Why is top posting frowned upon?