Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2001 17:48:44 -0500 (EST) From: Chris BeHanna <behanna@zbzoom.net> To: <security@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Invalid self-signature (was: Re: FreeBSD Ports Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-01:67.htdig) Message-ID: <20011227174727.L93274-100000@topperwein.dyndns.org> In-Reply-To: <20011217230335.GB658@shall.anarcat.dyndns.org>
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On Mon, 17 Dec 2001, The Anarcat wrote:
> Is it me or is there something wrong with the signer keys on the
> keyservers?
>
> Mutt tells me this:
>
> [-- PGP output follows (current time: Mon Dec 17 18:01:10 2001) --]
> gpg: Warning: using insecure memory!
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
This is itself a problem. gpg needs to be setuid root in order to
lock pages in memory, so that your passphrase never makes it into the
swap file.
--
Chris BeHanna
Software Engineer (Remove "bogus" before responding.)
behanna@bogus.zbzoom.net
I was raised by a pack of wild corn dogs.
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