By the way, the timestamp in the MANIFEST.MF, if exist is not generated
by the automatic signing. So if you have one, it will stay the same as long
as the original jar manifest stays the same.

On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 23:31, Yossi Shaul <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi Maarten,
>
> Signed jars are kept in the virtual repository cache. As long as this cache
> exists and
> the non-signed file didn't change it will be there and will be the same.
> BUT, the virtual repository cache is cleaned whenever you change the
> signing
> key or you clean is manually from the UI. It isn't backed up either.
> So if it important for you to keep the signed files for long term i suggest
> redeploying
> the downloaded signed jars to a local repository.
>
> Yossi
>
>
> On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 10:26, maartenc <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm evaluating the Artifactory Pro Power Pack and I have a question about
>> the jar signing feature.
>>
>> I was able to configure the keystore and assign a key-pair to the
>> repository. When I download a jar from that repository I can see that it
>> is
>> signed. So that aspect is working great!
>>
>> If I now take a look at the timestamp of the manifest.mf file in the
>> signed
>> jar, it seems that this jar has been signed the first time it was
>> requested.
>> Which is fine. If I download the same jar again some minutes later, the
>> timestamp of the manifest.mf file is still equal to the time when it was
>> first requested. Which is exactly what I was hoping for. The question I
>> have
>> now is how Artifactory will behave on a larger time frame? If we download
>> such a signed jar say 1 year after the first download, will it still be
>> equal to the original timestamp of the first downloaded signed jar
>> (assuming
>> the jar or key-pair hasn't changed)?
>>
>> regards,
>> Maarten
>> --
>> View this message in context:
>> http://forums.jfrog.org/Question-about-automatic-jar-signing-tp5517376p5517376.html
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