Surprised this hasn't been posted yet. From Gavin's reddit account, "Craig signed a message that I chose ("Gavin's favorite number is eleven. CSW" if I recall

Surprised this hasn't been posted yet. From Gavin's reddit account, "Craig 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." src:https://www.reddit.com/user/gavinandresen https://www.reddit.com/user/gavinandresen