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* doc/gpgv.texi: Improve documentation for keyring choices -- From the existing documentation, it's not clear whether the default keyring will always be mixed into the set of keyrings, or whether it will be skipped if a --keyring is present. The updated text here attempts to describe the keyring selection logic more completely. Signed-off-by: Daniel Kahn Gillmor <dkg@fifthhorseman.net>
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@c Copyright (C) 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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@c This is part of the GnuPG manual.
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@c For copying conditions, see the file GnuPG.texi.
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@c
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@c This is included by tools.texi.
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@c
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@include defs.inc
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@c Begin standard stuff
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@ifclear gpgtwohack
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@manpage gpgv.1
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@node gpgv
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@section Verify OpenPGP signatures
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@ifset manverb
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.B gpgv
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\- Verify OpenPGP signatures
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@end ifset
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@mansect synopsis
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@ifset manverb
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.B gpgv
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.RI [ options ]
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.I signed_files
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@end ifset
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@end ifclear
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@c End standard stuff
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@c Begin gpg2 hack stuff
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@ifset gpgtwohack
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@manpage gpgv2.1
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@node gpgv
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@section Verify OpenPGP signatures
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@ifset manverb
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.B gpgv2
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\- Verify OpenPGP signatures
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@end ifset
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@mansect synopsis
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@ifset manverb
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.B gpgv2
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.RI [ options ]
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.I signed_files
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@end ifset
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@end ifset
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@c End gpg2 hack stuff
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@mansect description
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@code{@gpgvname} is an OpenPGP signature verification tool.
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This program is actually a stripped-down version of @code{gpg} which is
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only able to check signatures. It is somewhat smaller than the fully-blown
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@code{gpg} and uses a different (and simpler) way to check that
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the public keys used to make the signature are valid. There are
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no configuration files and only a few options are implemented.
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@code{@gpgvname} assumes that all keys in the keyring are trustworthy.
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That does also mean that it does not check for expired or revoked
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keys.
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If no @code{--keyring} option is given, @code{gpgv} looks for a
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``default'' keyring named @file{trustedkeys.kbx} (preferred) or
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@file{trustedkeys.gpg} in the home directory of GnuPG, either the
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default home directory or the one set by the @code{--homedir} option
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or the @code{GNUPGHOME} environment variable. If any @code{--keyring}
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option is used, @code{gpgv} will not look for the default keyring. The
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@code{--keyring} option may be used multiple times and all specified
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keyrings will be used together.
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@noindent
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@mansect options
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@code{@gpgvname} recognizes these options:
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@table @gnupgtabopt
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@item --verbose
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@itemx -v
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@opindex verbose
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Gives more information during processing. If used
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twice, the input data is listed in detail.
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@item --quiet
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@itemx -q
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@opindex quiet
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Try to be as quiet as possible.
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@item --keyring @var{file}
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@opindex keyring
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Add @var{file} to the list of keyrings.
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If @var{file} begins with a tilde and a slash, these
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are replaced by the HOME directory. If the filename
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does not contain a slash, it is assumed to be in the
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home-directory ("~/.gnupg" if --homedir is not used).
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@item --output @var{file}
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@itemx -o @var{file}
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@opindex output
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Write output to @var{file}; to write to stdout use @code{-}. This
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option can be used to get the signed text from a cleartext or binary
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signature; it also works for detached signatures, but in that case
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this option is in general not useful. Note that an existing file will
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be overwritten.
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@item --status-fd @var{n}
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@opindex status-fd
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Write special status strings to the file descriptor @var{n}. See the
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file DETAILS in the documentation for a listing of them.
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@item --logger-fd @code{n}
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@opindex logger-fd
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Write log output to file descriptor @code{n} and not to stderr.
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@item --log-file @code{file}
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@opindex log-file
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Same as @option{--logger-fd}, except the logger data is written to
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file @code{file}. Use @file{socket://} to log to socket.
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@item --ignore-time-conflict
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@opindex ignore-time-conflict
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GnuPG normally checks that the timestamps associated with keys and
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signatures have plausible values. However, sometimes a signature seems to
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be older than the key due to clock problems. This option turns these
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checks into warnings.
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@include opt-homedir.texi
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@item --weak-digest @code{name}
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@opindex weak-digest
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Treat the specified digest algorithm as weak. Signatures made over
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weak digests algorithms are normally rejected. This option can be
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supplied multiple times if multiple algorithms should be considered
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weak. MD5 is always considered weak, and does not need to be listed
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explicitly.
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@item --enable-special-filenames
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@opindex enable-special-filenames
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This option enables a mode in which filenames of the form
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@file{-&n}, where n is a non-negative decimal number,
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refer to the file descriptor n and not to a file with that name.
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@end table
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@mansect return value
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The program returns 0 if everything is fine, 1 if at least
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one signature was bad, and other error codes for fatal errors.
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@mansect examples
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@subsection Examples
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@table @asis
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@item @gpgvname @code{pgpfile}
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@itemx @gpgvname @code{sigfile} [@code{datafile}]
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Verify the signature of the file. The second form is used for detached
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signatures, where @code{sigfile} is the detached signature (either
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ASCII-armored or binary) and @code{datafile} contains the signed data;
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if @code{datafile} is "-" the signed data is expected on
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@code{stdin}; if @code{datafile} is not given the name of the file
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holding the signed data is constructed by cutting off the extension
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(".asc", ".sig" or ".sign") from @code{sigfile}.
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@end table
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@mansect environment
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@subsection Environment
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@table @asis
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@item HOME
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Used to locate the default home directory.
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@item GNUPGHOME
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If set directory used instead of "~/.gnupg".
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@end table
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@mansect files
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@subsection FILES
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@table @asis
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@item ~/.gnupg/trustedkeys.gpg
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The default keyring with the allowed keys.
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@end table
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@mansect see also
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@command{gpg}(1)
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@include see-also-note.texi
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