On 02/06/2013 12:01 PM, John A. Wallace wrote: > I have seen in some cases where the email message that is signed by gpg such > as we would see with Enigmail includes not only the body of the message but > also the personal signature of the author below the body of the message, > which might include his or her name and other identifying information (e.g., > workplace, title and whatnot) or might include a humorous or witty saying > below it. On the other hand, I have also seen some email programs exclude > the author's personal signature and such at the bottom of the message and > place this part underneath the last line of the gpg signed message. So, my > question is whether there is an official ruling on whether it should be > included or what is the situation on this matter? Thanks.
i don't think there is any official body to make an official ruling on
this matter.
I think it is a question of what the sender intends to sign. Some
people may consider the message incomplete without the inclusion of
their .sig; others may only be interested in sending a signed datum, and
believe that their .sig would be a distraction from the message that is
supposed to be subject to cryptographic verification. Some people might
fall in one camp or the other depending on what they're doing or who
they are communicating with.
the answer is: "it depends".
--dkg
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