Web Key Directory for psy-q.ch

What is this?

This site hosts a Web Key Directory (WKD), a standardised mechanism for discovering OpenPGP public keys over HTTPS. Mail clients and key-management tools that support WKD can automatically fetch the PGP key for any @psy-q.ch address without relying on third-party key servers.

How it works

When a WKD-compatible client wants to encrypt a message to user@psy-q.ch, it performs an HTTPS lookup:

• No keyserver registration required
• Keys are served directly from the domain's own infrastructure
• HTTPS ensures authenticity and transport security
• Users get the key the domain operator intends to publish

Specification

This directory follows draft-koch-openpgp-webkey-service, the IETF Internet-Draft defining the Web Key Directory and Web Key Service protocols. Both the direct and advanced WKD methods are supported.

Fetching a key manually

You can retrieve a key with GnuPG directly: