Public bug reported: When I went to verify the signature on a libmodbus download I had just gotten, I realized that I did not have the public key to use against the asc file. Stéphane's key (8636C7AE) happened to not be up on http://pgp.mit.edu/ and I thought that it had to be something with your architecture of launchpad.net that caused the signatures to be applied, so I tried searching launchpad for info. The FAQ https://help.launchpad.net/FAQ does not have any info about getting keys. https://help.launchpad.net/FindPage?action=fullsearch&titlesearch=1&value=gpg returns 0 info. https://help.launchpad.net/FindPage?action=fullsearch&titlesearch=1&value=pgp returns only pages for project leaders on how they are to get their keys into launchpad and then use them for uploading content.
https://help.launchpad.net/ImportingYourOpenPGPKey?action=show was at least useful because by showing how leaders are to upload their keys, a knowledgeable user can reverse the process and get a key. Suggestions: 1) after creating a page telling users how to get keys, put a link in the FAQ. 2) make a page similar to https://help.launchpad.net/ImportingYourOpenPGPKey?action=show for users and link to it from the FAQ. it should include topics like: +What is this asc file and why would I want it? +Now how do I get the keys to use with this asc file? which should include a link to http://pgp.mit.edu/ as well as how to use keyserver.ubuntu.com, i.e., gpg --recv-keys 8636C7AE --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com or to stick with the theme in ImportingYourOpenPGPKey gpg --recv-keys 12345678 --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com +OK, so why should I trust keyserver.ubuntu.com? ** Affects: launchpad-documentation Importance: Undecided Status: New -- there is no page describing key retrieval for using asc files. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/206137 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Launchpad Documentation Team, which is subscribed to Launchpad Documentation. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~launchpad-doc Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/people/+me/+editemails More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
