Cupid

this is a GPG keyserver proxy that serves keys from all the following servers combined:

point is to reduce situations when one keyserver has a key but another one which you use, doesnt

compilance

this proxy implements some methods from the latest (as of july 2024)  OpenPGP HTTP Keyserver Protocol:

usage

to set this as your keyserver, add this to  ~/.gnupg/gpg.conf  (create if doesnt exist):

keyserver {{host}}

to search for  someone@example.com

curl {{protocol}}://{{host}}/pks/lookup\?search\=someone@example.com\&op\=index

to get key with ID  00000000000000000000000000000000000000000

curl {{protocol}}://{{host}}/pks/lookup\?search\=00000000000000000000000000000000000000000\&op\=get

privacy

your requests are fairly private as nothing but your IP is exposed to keyservers to circumvent DoS attacks via this service. you can use an http proxy if that concerns you

abuse

this website does not store keys but in temporary cache. refer to  upstream servers  for that