Package: python-gnupg
Version: 0.3.4-1
Severity: normal
Tags: upstream
gnupg.GPG.gen_key_input() appears to force the use of Name-Comment,
since it has this line:
988 parms.setdefault('Name-Comment', "Generated by gnupg.py")
But almost all forms of comment in an OpenPGP User ID are bad ideas
[0]. Comments that indicate what tool was used to create the key are
*not* part of the user's identity, and do not belong in the User ID.
Given the structure of the code, there appears to be no way to use
gen_key_input() *without* it including a comment, which makes the
function useless in most circumstances.
I recommend removing this line.
Regards,
--dkg
[0] https://www.debian-administration.org/users/dkg/weblog/97
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Debian Release: jessie/sid
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Kernel: Linux 3.11-rc4-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
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Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Versions of packages python-gnupg depends on:
ii gnupg 1.4.14-1
ii python 2.7.5-4
python-gnupg recommends no packages.
python-gnupg suggests no packages.
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