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See ChangeLog ;-). Key validation should now be faster

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Werner Koch 1998-11-13 19:41:41 +00:00
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@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ ssb::1536:20:5CE086B5B5A18FF4:1998-07-07:0:::
fpr = fingerprint: (fingerprint is in field 10)
2. Field: A letter describing the calculated trust, see doc/FAQ
This is a single letter, but be prepared that additional
information may follow in some future versions.
(not used for secret keys)
3. Field: length of key in bits.
4. Field: Algorithm: 1 = RSA
@ -30,6 +32,8 @@ ssb::1536:20:5CE086B5B5A18FF4:1998-07-07:0:::
because keyids may not be unique - a program may use this
number to access keys later.
9. Field: Ownertrust (primary public keys only)
This is a single letter, but be prepared that additional
information may follow in some future versions.
10. Field: User-ID. The value is quoted like a C string to avoid
control characters (the colon is quoted "\x3a").
@ -83,7 +87,11 @@ Record type 1:
1 byte value 2
3 bytes 'gpg' magic value
1 byte Version of the TrustDB
3 byte reserved
1 byte marginals needed
1 byte completes needed
1 byte max_cert_depth
The three items are used to check whether the cached
validity value from the dir record can be used.
1 u32 locked flags
1 u32 timestamp of trustdb creation
1 u32 timestamp of last modification
@ -110,8 +118,9 @@ Record type 2: (directory record)
1 u32 List of uid-records
1 u32 cache record
1 byte ownertrust
1 byte sigflag
20 byte reserved
1 byte dirflag
1 byte validity
19 byte reserved
Record type 3: (key record)