On Tue, May 02, 2006 at 10:55:51PM -0700, Andrew Pimlott wrote: > Package: gnupg > Version: 1.4.2.2-1 > Severity: normal > > Messages clearsigned and then "decrypted" may not return the original > message. In particular, a newline may be added. > > % echo -n hello > out > % ls -l out > -rw-rw-r-- 1 andrew andrew 5 2006-04-06 15:51 out > % gpg --clearsign out > % gpg --decrypt --output out2 out.asc > gpg: Signature made Thu 06 Apr 2006 03:51:09 PM PDT using DSA key ID > 43ABB76D > gpg: Good signature from "Andrew Pimlott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>" > % ls -l out2 > -rw-rw-r-- 1 andrew andrew 6 2006-04-06 15:51 out2 > > If you clearsign both "hello" and "hello\n", you will see that they > result in the same "SIGNED MESSAGE".
This is not a bug. Clearsigned messages are not reversible to restore the original message including line endings and trailing whitespace. If perfect reversibility is desired, you must use regular signatures. David -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
