gpg --list-packets strange behaviour

Qed qed at tiscali.it
Sat May 13 22:46:49 CEST 2006


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On 05/12/2006 08:22 PM, I wrote:
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> I simply don't understand. Why list-packets reports these spurios(?)
> certification signature packets(they must be cross certifications since
> 39795DA7 is a signing subkey)
This hypothesis has been made on a dated version of OpenPGP standard,
RFC2440bis-draft16 states:
> 0x19 Primary Key Binding Signature
>  This signature is a statement by a signing subkey, indicating
>  that it is owned by the primary key and subkey. This signature
>  is calculated the same way as a 0x18 signature: directly on the
>  primary key and subkey, and not on any User ID or other packets.
OK, these misterious packets are surely cross certifications. They are
obviously non existent, since there is no reason for their presence in a
public key encrypted message.
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  Q.E.D.

ICQ UIN: 301825501
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Key fingerprint: 00B9 3E17 630F F2A7 FF96  DA6B AEE0 EC27 58D1 4EB3
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