PGP

What is the deal with PGP signing?

You can get all contact emails sent to you by us (um, except the newsletter) PGP signed, which will "prove" to you that it was us that sent it! Then you know there's not some sneaky scammer trying to trick you with fake DreamHost announcements!

PGP signed mail is a way to prove you're really who you say you are with your emails. You can read all about it on INTERNET!

If you want to switch your PGP signing preferences, go to the "Edit Profile" link of our Web Panel and then click the "contact" link there!

If you're using Outlook or Mozilla/Netscape with the PGP plugin, you'll want to use the default option. However, if you're using a mail client such as Evolution or Thunderbird with Enigmail, you'll want to use the PGP/MIME option to have your emails automatically verified.

Note: Our implementation is actually based on the OpenPGP proposed standard, which you can learn more about here: http://www.openpgp.org/

You can download the key from [ https://dreamhost.com/pgp/support.asc ]