i just realized you guys are still answering my question!
thanks, but as i mentioned in the edit it was just a 503 error which meant MIT servers were down for whatever reason. i tried after a while and it took me a couple of times but i succeeded.
Topic: cant fetch gpg key (Read 358 times)
edit: the link https://pgp.mit.edu/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x2BD5824B7F9470E6 is a 503 error, their servers are down? lol
Yesterday I posted a tutorial explaining how to use Gpg4win to verify electrum downloads. It includes the same link as yours (copied from the electrum website). It worked fine yesterday, and today gives this error.
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Service Temporarily Unavailable
The server is temporarily unable to service your request due to maintenance downtime or capacity problems. Please try again later.
The server is temporarily unable to service your request due to maintenance downtime or capacity problems. Please try again later.
You can find a copy of ThomasV's key here.
https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum/blob/master/pubkeys/ThomasV.asc
You can also find it at this key server (which is presently online).
https://sks-keyservers.net/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x2BD5824B7F9470E6
If it's any use there's also a copy of ThomasV's key in my tutorial.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.18345387
When you are finished just make SURE that you verify the fingerprint on the key. Refer to below:
6694 D8DE 7BE8 EE56 31BE D950 2BD5 824B 7F94 70E6
6694 D8DE 7BE8 EE56 31BE D950 2BD5 824B 7F94 70E6
i wrote a script that downloads the gpg key, electrum itself, verifies it and offers to install it for you:
https://github.com/BitcoinsPakistan/electrum-install
https://github.com/BitcoinsPakistan/electrum-install
The link you provided is loading without issues for me at this time. Perhaps it was a temporary error? Is it working for you now?
Code:
gpg --keyserver hkp://pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys 7F9470E6
gpg: requesting key 7F9470E6 from hkp server pgp.mit.edu
gpgkeys: key 7F9470E6 can't be retrieved
gpg: no valid OpenPGP data found.
gpg: Total number processed: 0
gpg: requesting key 7F9470E6 from hkp server pgp.mit.edu
gpgkeys: key 7F9470E6 can't be retrieved
gpg: no valid OpenPGP data found.
gpg: Total number processed: 0
tried without the -keyserver hkp://pgp.mit.edu first and both of them didn't work.
is there any other way
edit: the link https://pgp.mit.edu/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x2BD5824B7F9470E6 is a 503 error, their servers are down? lol
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