On 3/17/15 4:17 PM, Peter Lebbing wrote:
On 2015-03-17 23:18, Doug Barton wrote:
I think you are asking way too much, and
giving near-zero value in return.
I'm not asking for anything.
Originally you suggested that they verify the fingerprint, and use that
to retrieve the key. Glad to see now that you realize that was not the
right course of action. :)
I suggested they check the plain SHA1
checksum or even not check at all!
I would argue that verifying the signature when available is slightly
better, but I won't quibble on this point. For most users it is true
that the checksum is likely to be "just as good" as a signature
verification.
I'm merely opposed to making people
think the short key ID is any good for verification purposes, or that
"when it comes to signed packages [it] is not really a necessity" to
check the validity of the signing key.
We will have to agree to disagree on this point.
Doug
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