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Re: Signature debian CDs



On Lu, 21 mar 11, 13:33:16, Dan wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I downloaded the netinst CD image for the installation of debian. I
> have an Ubuntu computer where I checked the md5sum and the sha1sum. I
> also tried to check the signature doing the following:
> gpg --keyserver keyring.debian.org --recv-keys 6294BE9B
> gpg --verify MD5SUMS.sign MD5SUMS
> 
> Is this the right procedure?

Yes

> I get a warning:
> gpg: WARNING: This key is not certified with a trusted signature!
> gpg:          There is no indication that the signature belongs to the owner.

GPG is warning you that it can't find a trust path from a key you trust 
(usually your own) to the key used to sign that file.

> How does gpg check the authenticity of keyring.debian.org? Does it
> check it through a master keyserver?

It doesn't, GPG relies on a web of trust and you trust keys, not 
servers. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_of_trust

Regards,
Andrei
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