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Article #1034pgp2.0 - signing text files
From: Wolfgang Weitz
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 16:20
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 16:20
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Hi, I'd like to use pgp2.0 to sign UseNet messages and mail so that (1). *everybody* can read my postings/mails (even without pgp) and (2). those who do have it can also check the signature. My problem is that ``pgp -s text'' adds the signature in 'binary' form so that I can't send the resulting ``text.pgp'' as ordinary mail (although the original text is unchanged, satisfying (1) ). On the other hand: If I use ``pgp -sa text'' the resulting ``text.asc'' is pure ASCII (satisfying (2)), but the receiver needs pgp to convert the base64 representation (of signature _and_ text) into the original text again. So: Is there any pgp option which allows me to sign a text file with the signature in base64 representation and the message body unchanged? I know that I can generate a signature in a separate file using ``pgp -bsa text'' and then include the resulting signature ``text.asc'' in my mail, but this way the receiver must separate signature and message body into two files to have pgp check it. Is there a ``standard'' way to have pgp do this directly? Thanks in advance, Wolfgang <wwe@aifb.uni-karlsruhe.de> -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- Version: 2.0 mQBNAiq1LzAAAAECALg0T4Mmg/9DAKZD12wZQ7ic14sQp2fBq5W8VDNeBiTe3npY SdxoG+rfxngIBdJFaU8BWce6DxG8WIEA+UDqNGEABRO0I1dvbGZnYW5nIFdlaXR6 IDx3ZWl0ekBicm9vemxlLnV1Y3A+ =C0RV -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
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Newsgroups: sci.crypt Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!mcsun!Germany.EU.net!ira.uka.de!uni-heidelberg!rz.uni-karlsruhe.de!aifbepsilon!wwe From: wwe@aifb.uni-karlsruhe.de (Wolfgang Weitz) Subject: pgp2.0 - signing text files Message-ID: <1992Sep28.162051.19586@rz.uni-karlsruhe.de> Sender: wwe@aifbepsilon (Wolfgang Weitz) Organization: AIFB, University of Karlsruhe (Baden / Germany) Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 16:20:51 GMT Lines: 32