cert-digest-algo clarification

[Hauke Laging]

Am Do 12.07.2012, 12:11:11 schrieb Sam Smith:
> The "setpref" and "showpref" commands appear to only relate to what is
> stipulated with the "default-preference-list".

"Appear"? Is that what the documentation says? Do you prefer telling us your 
guesses over reading the neccessary information?


> Setpref just resorts back to the "default" settings if
> "default-preference-list" is not given.

This is true only if setpref is called without arguments.


> So if one sets
> "default-preference-list" it's not necessary to set
> "personal-digest-preferences", right?

Do you read what we tell you? How does this question fit to my statement 
(which you even quote)?

The personal-digest-preferences setting in the configuration of other users 
may override the setting you may have made in your key. Your personal-digest-
preferences setting is irrelevant for the signatures of others.


Stop trying to understand it from reading, you obvously have problems with 
that. Take two keys, give them different preferences, make encrypted 
signatures with different settings of personal-digest-preferences and have a 
look at the results.


> I mean how are
> "personal-digest-preferences" even seen by others if SETPREF does not embed
> them in the key?

As you have been told several times by several people (let alone the clear 
documentation): personal-digest-preferences is not to be seen by others.

--personal-digest-preferences is used with
	--sign --encrypt
	affecting a single signature
	affecting what your software does

--default-preference-list is used with
	--gen-key
	--edit-key setpref
	affecting the preference lists in a key
	affecting what another person's software does


Hauke
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