Ken Schumacher
I am a Unix Systems Administrator at Fermi National Accelerator Lab in Batavia, IL. I began working at Fermilab in Jan 1997. In Oct 2008, I began working with the HPC Department which oversees several large High-Performance computing clusters, primarily for use by USQCD
My experience with trusted identity and such
I have been a PGP user since 1994. I have attended several PGP Key Signing BOF sessions at various LISA conferances and this has allowed me to build up quite a collection of signitures onmy PGP Keys.
At the 2004 LISA conferance in Atlanta GA, I had signed up to host the PGP key signing BOF. I was contacted before the conferance by those who were trying to set up a CAcert BOF session. That session was scheduled for right after the PGP session. I collected enough assurance points before the session that I was able to help with assurances at the session. We easily attained critical mass and the assurances went on into the wee hours of the night. I spent most of my free time over the next several days explaining CAcert and the assurance process in small hallway gatherings.
Upcoming Events
I am tentatively attending the LISA'09 conference in Baltimore, MD Nov 1-6, 2009. I will remove the "tentative" once my plans are approved by management where I work. I may offer to host the PGP key signing BOF again, like I did in 2004. If there will be any others able to do CAcert assurances at the conference, we could include a BOF session for CAcert as well. Whether or not we hold a BOF, I will be available for assurances. I'll update this once my travel is confirmed.
Email: <ken.schumacher AT SPAMFREE gmail DOT com>
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