[Q] : verify an encrypted signed file.

JanuszA.Urbanowicz JanuszA.Urbanowicz
Mon Aug 20 21:13:01 2001


Justin R. Miller wrote/napisa=B3[a]/schrieb:
-- Start of PGP signed section.

> Thus spake Lars Geiger (Lars.Geiger@gmx.net):
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> > That's because the signature is encrypted along with the data.=20
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> I have a quick theoretical question that I've been wondering about for a
> while. If you encrypt a file for someone, why would you also need to
> sign it? I mean, I do this, but I don't understand it. I would think
> that the encryption would both assure authenticity and intactness. =20
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