From 44b8f1c04713d11601d964ecfbe2fc248a15e7c0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ricardo Wurmus Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2017 09:24:58 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] doc: Encourage signature verification. * doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Remind contributors to verify cryptographic signatures. --- doc/contributing.texi | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi index 925c584e4..0073f2451 100644 --- a/doc/contributing.texi +++ b/doc/contributing.texi @@ -334,6 +334,12 @@ updates for a given software package in a single place and have them affect the whole system---something that bundled copies prevent. @item +If the authors of the packaged software provide a cryptographic +signature for the release tarball, make an effort to verify the +authenticity of the archive. For a detached GPG signature file this +would be done with the @code{gpg --verify} command. + +@item Take a look at the profile reported by @command{guix size} (@pxref{Invoking guix size}). This will allow you to notice references to other packages unwillingly retained. It may also help determine -- 2.12.2