signed symmetric message (fwd)

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Hash: SHA1

(resending this now that this list should be working better)


> if i create a message using "gpg -sc", and then read the message, i'm told:
> 	gpg: Good signature from "xxx <xxx at xxx.xxx>"
> 	gpg: WARNING: message was not integrity protected
>
> is it just me, or do those two messages seem to contradict each other?
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creating the message using "gpg --force-mdc -sc" seems to produce the same 
results.

is there integrity protection for symmetrically encrypted messages?


          ...atom

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   PGP key - http://atom.smasher.org/pgp.txt
   762A 3B98 A3C3 96C9 C6B7 582A B88D 52E4 D9F5 7808
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Comment: What is this gibberish?
Comment: http://atom.smasher.org/links/#digital_signatures

iEYEARECAAYFAkDf3pUACgkQnCgLvz19QePoJwCgoXuj5ECIk0pe+VmJ1OPCWsHU
IpAAniRyqzt5hjIgeHtIP8Zx29TT/tde
=SmdZ
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