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From: Mike Gerwitz <mtg@gnu.org>
To: "Ludovic Courtès" <ludo@gnu.org>
Cc: vagrant@debian.org, mhw@netris.org, 32674@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: [bug#32674] [PATCH 0/1] Use gpgv and keybox files for 'guix refresh' & co.
Date: Sun, 09 Sep 2018 21:55:33 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87ftyiru96.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20180909204335.21400-1-ludo@gnu.org>

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On Sun, Sep 09, 2018 at 22:43:35 +0200, Ludovic Courtès wrote:
> A significant difference compared to ‘gpg --verify’ is that it doesn’t
> check whether keys are expired or revoked; all that matters is whether
> the signature is valid and whether the signing key is in the specified
> keyring.  I think that’s what we want when checking the signature of a
> tarball or Git commit.

Agreed.  Git's use of `gpg --verify' is particularly annoying for this.

> Unfortunately the keybox format and tools are poorly documented, which
> is why I gave examples on how to do that in guix.texi.

Thank you!

> Feedback welcome!

LGTM.  Thanks for CC'ing.

-- 
Mike Gerwitz
Free Software Hacker+Activist | GNU Maintainer & Volunteer
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https://mikegerwitz.com

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  parent reply	other threads:[~2018-09-10  2:01 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2018-09-09 20:43 [bug#32674] [PATCH 0/1] Use gpgv and keybox files for 'guix refresh' & co Ludovic Courtès
2018-09-09 20:46 ` [bug#32674] [PATCH 1/1] gnupg: Use 'gpgv' and keybox files; adjust 'guix refresh' accordingly Ludovic Courtès
2018-09-10  1:55 ` Mike Gerwitz [this message]
2018-09-13 16:29 ` [bug#32674] [PATCH 0/1] Use gpgv and keybox files for 'guix refresh' & co Leo Famulari
2018-09-16 21:02   ` Ludovic Courtès

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