Can't check message signature

David Shaw dshaw at jabberwocky.com
Mon Oct 3 00:08:19 CEST 2005


On Fri, Sep 30, 2005 at 10:44:34PM +0400, lusfert wrote:
> David Shaw wrote:
> > On Fri, Sep 30, 2005 at 05:24:22PM +0400, lusfert wrote:
> > 
> >>Hello.
> >>
> >>Recently I submitted my key to PGP Global Directory and received a
> >>verification request. I can't check it't signature, I see the following:
> >>
> >>OpenPGP Security Info
> >>
> >>Unverified signature
> >>
> >>gpg command line and output:
> >>C:\\Program Files\\GNU\\GnuPG\\gpg.exe --charset utf8 --verbose --batch
> >>- - --no-tty --status-fd 2 --verify
> >>gpg: armor header: Hash: SHA1
> >>gpg: original file name=''
> >>gpg: armor header: Version: PGP Universal 2.0.3
> >>gpg: Signature made 09/29/05 19:40:01 using RSA key ID CA57AD7C
> >>gpg: WARNING: signature digest conflict in message
> >>gpg: Can't check signature: general error
> > 
> > 
> > Interesting.  This means that the signature is malformed in a
> > particular way.  If there is nothing private in it, could you send me
> > the message off-list?
> I receive message ([PGP Global Directory] Verify Your Key) with such
> "unverified signature" each time after submitting a key to PGP Global
> Directory.
> 
> What is "the message off-list"?

It means, if you are willing to, to please send me a copy of the
message, with the signature intact, so I can examine it.

David



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