computing detached signature for a batch of files

[greg at turnstep.com]

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> I'm using gpg to build detached signatures for packages.
> When doing so, I generally have several files to sign.
> ... 
> It's a burden to type my pass-phrase for each file I want to sign.
> Is there any way I could do this and still type my pass-phrase only once?

You could always simply create a textfile containing sha1 checksums of 
every file and sign that instead of each package. That's what I do 
for PostgreSQL. Not only is it easier for me to create, but there is 
only one file that people have to download.

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Greg Sabino Mullane greg at turnstep.com
PGP Key: 0x14964AC8 200310101331

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