Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2003 03:02:25 +0200 From: Martin Karlsson <mk-freebsd@bredband.net> To: Michelle Weeks <tristan11@mindspring.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: using gpg to verify signatures Message-ID: <20030426010225.GA78181@c-49c170d5.bredbandsbolaget.se> In-Reply-To: <5A57C550-75B4-11D7-995E-000393843210@mindspring.com> References: <5A57C550-75B4-11D7-995E-000393843210@mindspring.com>
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Hi, * Michelle Weeks <tristan11@mindspring.com> [2003-04-23 10.52 -0700]: > i'm trying to learn how to verify signatures. i have downloaded and > installed gnupg. i have also downloaded the cvs.patch and > cvs.patch.asc > ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA- > 03:01.cvs.asc and would like to verify the signature. my rough > understanding from the gnupg documentation is that i need to import the > public key into my public keyring before i can use gpg --verify to > verify the signature. i believe that i should use gpg --import "public > key file". how do i get the public key for the cvs.patch? Security Advisories are signed with the FreeBSD Security Officer PGP key. You'll find it at: <URL:ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/public_key.asc > More security information can be found at: <URL:http://www.freebsd.org/security/index.html > HTH, -- Martin Karlsson
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