* 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.
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.
> 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?
So long,
Alfie
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