"A public directory of publicly auditable keys? Allow me to introduce PKS (an example server) - a decentralized system for distributing public keys." In my opi

"A public directory of publicly auditable keys? Allow me to introduce PKS (an example server) - a decentralized system for distributing public keys." In my opinion that thought process is exactly what's wrong right now. Just compare the two interfaces [1] and [2] and you'll see why why your average person won't be happy to use the pgp.mit.edu keyserver to verify identifies. It's cluttered, complicated and the presentation once you searched for a name is subpar. I'm not saying that keybase is the best way to do it but it's a good start to make the existing tools (Like the webinterface of pgp.mit.edu) prettier and easier to use. [1] http://pgp.mit.edu/ http://pgp.mit.edu/ [2] https://keybase.io/ https://keybase.io/ (search field in the header)