sopv-gpgpv: an implementation of the verification-only subset of the Stateless OpenPGP CLI using gpgv as a backend

Daniel Kahn Gillmor dkg at fifthhorseman.net
Mon Jul 29 18:01:58 CEST 2024


Hi Todd--

On Fri 2024-07-26 09:54:32 -0400, Todd Zullinger via Gnupg-users wrote:
> A reasonably common use case for gpgv is to verify
> signatures on release artifacts by distribution packaging
> tools.  Being able to use the upstream provided key
> material, which is typically armored, would make things a
> bit simpler and easier to verify for people interested in
> ensuring those packages are using the proper key material
> and are not introducing any issues.

I recommend using any sopv implementation for that use case, since sopv
is specified to explicitly accept both armored and unarmored
certificates as verification targets.

             --dkg
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