Hi,
On Fri, Jul 16, 2004 at 03:47:32PM +0200, Gerfried Fuchs wrote:
> * Pierre Machard <pmachard@debian.org> [2004-07-15 08:55]:
> > On Tue, Jul 13, 2004 at 01:58:11AM +0300, Shaul Karl wrote:
> >> Package: www.debian.org
> >> Severity: normal
> >> Tags: patch
> >>
> >> We can use the last eight hex digits of the *fingerprint* in this and
> >> other GnuPG operations and not the last eight hex digits of the *key*.
> >> Or am I wrong?
>
> This is only true for special keys.... In fact its the last eight hex
> digits of the *key ID*. That they match the fingerprint for gnupg keys
> is a nice benefit, but not the rule for all keys.
Do you example of keys where this is not the case ?
> The whole texting though is quite GnuPG centric, so I am not sure if
> this distinction is really needed here. Just wanted to raise the
> concern and that sometimes the last eight hex digits of the fingerprint
> doesn't help at all.
Probably, but I suppose that nearly everybody is using gnupg. A very few
people are using pgp those days.
> > You are right. I've just fixed it in the CVS. It should be available on
> > our website in several hours.
>
> Pierre, are you sure about this change that it is really better?
Yes it is. Because, it is sure that the last 8 digits are not those of
the key. In most cases these digits are the last 8 digits of the
fingerprint. Do not forget that in the beginning we were speaking of the
8 lastest digit of the key.
Cheers,
--
Pierre Machard
<pmachard@debian.org> http://debian.org
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