Author: smarru
Date: Thu Jan 24 20:49:20 2013
New Revision: 1438181
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=1438181&view=rev
Log:
adding key signing instructions
Modified:
airavata/site/trunk/content/development/release-management.mdtext
Modified: airavata/site/trunk/content/development/release-management.mdtext
URL:
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/airavata/site/trunk/content/development/release-management.mdtext?rev=1438181&r1=1438180&r2=1438181&view=diff
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--- airavata/site/trunk/content/development/release-management.mdtext (original)
+++ airavata/site/trunk/content/development/release-management.mdtext Thu Jan
24 20:49:20 2013
@@ -41,6 +41,14 @@ The steps can be summerized as:
* Have your key signed by atleast three apache commiters, [key
signing][key-sign] and [Henk Penning][henk-trust] websites provide instructions.
* Add the signed public key to the KEYS file on [Airavata Dist
SVN][airavata-dist-svn].
+For reference, the steps to sign a key:
+
+* The person whom you know in person provides you his key, usually this
happens at key signing party where you can verify each others ID's.
+* Fetch the key `gpg --keyserver <keyserver> --recv-keys <Key_ID>` an example
key server is pgp.mit.edu
+* Sign the key `gpg --sign-key <Key_ID>`
+* Upload the key back to the server `gpg --keyserver <keyserver> --send-key
<Key_ID>`
+
+
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#### Maven Configuration & Nexus Setup
