The "setpref" and "showpref" commands appear to only relate to what is stipulated with the "default-preference-list".
Setpref just resorts back to the "default" settings if "default-preference-list" is not given. So if one sets "default-preference-list" it's not necessary to set "personal-digest-preferences", right? I mean how are "personal-digest-preferences" even seen by others if SETPREF does not embed them in the key? From: mailinglis...@hauke-laging.de To: gnupg-users@gnupg.org Subject: Re: cert-digest-algo clarification Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2012 17:58:20 +0200 Am Do 12.07.2012, 11:39:44 schrieb Sam Smith: > It's overriding the recipient key preferences. And sets the value for non-encrypted signatures. > So "default-preference-list" is embedded into the public key Into new keys. Existing keys need --edit-key 0x... setpref... > to tell others > your preferences. But if I set a string for "personal-digest-preferences" > then this string will override the "default-preference-list" that the other > user set in his public key? Yes. Overrides the order (but cannot make missing elements available). > Say I want to tell everyone, "Hey, I prefer you use SHA256 when > communicating with me." What command should I use to communicate this? > "default-preference-list" right? As you wrote: This information is (or rather can be) embedded in a key. Either by default-preference-list being defined at the creation time of the key or by --edit-key setpref. Have you read the documentation about --default-preference-list? --default-preference-list string Set the list of default preferences to string. This preference list is used for new keys and becomes the default for "setpref" in the edit menu. I don't find that unclear. > So "personal-digest-preferences" overrides this? The personal-digest-preferences setting in the configuration of *other* users may override the setting you may have made in your key. Your personal-digest- preferences setting is irrelevant for the signatures of others. You should read the documentation for the commands showpref and setpref, try them (in combination with --default-preference-list) and see what happens. Hauke -- PGP: D44C 6A5B 71B0 427C CED3 025C BD7D 6D27 ECCB 5814 _______________________________________________ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users
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