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Re: [PATCH] MML/EPG: Add support for GnuPG's --sender option


From: Lars Ingebrigtsen
Subject: Re: [PATCH] MML/EPG: Add support for GnuPG's --sender option
Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2019 16:22:41 +0200
User-agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.0.50 (gnu/linux)

Teemu Likonen <address@hidden> writes:

> This commit enhances the feature to also use sender's email address with
> GnuPG's (gpg) --sender option to clarify which user id made the
> signature. The option is useful for two reasons when verifying the
> signature:
>
>  1. GnuPG's TOFU statistics are updated for the specific user id (email)
>     only
>
>  2. GnuPG's --auto-key-retrieve functionality can use WKD (web key
>     directory) method for finding the signer's key.

I think this makes sense, and the patch looks good.  Perhaps this should
also have a NEWS entry?

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