https://www.reddit.com/r/btc/comments/4hfyyo/gavin_can_you_please_detail_all_parts_of_the/d2plyggCraig signed a message that I chose ("Gavin's favorite number is eleven. CSW" if I recall correctly) using the private key from block number 1.
That signature was copied on to a clean usb stick I brought with me to London, and then validated on a brand-new laptop with a freshly downloaded copy of electrum.
I was not allowed to keep the message or laptop (fear it would leak before Official Announcement).
I don't have an explanation for the funky OpenSSL procedure in his blog post.
didn't think much of that at first. but being not allowed to keep even the message is strange.
found it:
https://www.wired.com/2016/05/craig-wright-privately-proved-hes-bitcoins-creator/Andresen says an administrative assistant working with Wright left to buy a computer from a nearby store, and returned with what Andresen describes as a Windows laptop in a factory-sealed box. They installed the Bitcoin software Electrum on that machine. For their test, Andresen chose the message Gavins favorite number is eleven. Wright added his initials, CSW, and signed the message on his own computer. Then he put the signed message on a USB stick belonging to Andresen and they transferred it to the new laptop, where Andresen checked the signature.
Wow!
I'm really surprised (and disappointed).
I really thought Gavin would be more careful than that.
I'm going to temporarily lock this thread while I look into this new information a little closer.
My point remains. People are making claims without knowledge, but regardless of that...
If Gavin used a computer supplied by someone else and retained nothing afterwards, then I'm certainly wondering if Gavin has lost his ability to think properly. It's not like he wouldn't realize that anything he said would be closely scrutinized.