Chainsaw is actually the immediate need for the code signing cert.

Scott
 On Aug 29, 2014 9:19 PM, "Ralph Goers" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Why can’t it be used to sign release artifacts?
>
> Ralph
>
> On Aug 29, 2014, at 7:55 PM, Matt Sicker <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Oh that's definitely a different signing key. That's supposed to make it
> possible for Log4j to be embedded in Java WebStart and Applet programs that
> all rely on code signing for general security. I believe the idea is that
> the code can be signed by some build server during release to prevent
> leaking our key.
>
>
> On 29 August 2014 21:51, Ralph Goers <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> What is the story with the ASF code signing key. Matt, I noticed that you
>> added Log4j 2 to the Jira issue.
>>
>> Ralph
>>
>> On Aug 29, 2014, at 7:31 PM, [email protected] wrote:
>>
>> > Note correct signing key for distribution.
>> >
>> >
>> > Project: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/logging-log4j2/repo
>> > Commit:
>> http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/logging-log4j2/commit/066e1855
>> > Tree:
>> http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/logging-log4j2/tree/066e1855
>> > Diff:
>> http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/logging-log4j2/diff/066e1855
>> >
>> > Branch: refs/heads/master
>> > Commit: 066e1855e7ed4a349904809f4bd866aa9ca85a2e
>> > Parents: a2c18b6
>> > Author: Matt Sicker <[email protected]>
>> > Authored: Fri Aug 29 18:56:46 2014 -0500
>> > Committer: Matt Sicker <[email protected]>
>> > Committed: Fri Aug 29 18:56:46 2014 -0500
>> >
>> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> > src/site/apt/download.apt.vm | 5 +++--
>> > 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/logging-log4j2/blob/066e1855/src/site/apt/download.apt.vm
>> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> > diff --git a/src/site/apt/download.apt.vm b/src/site/apt/download.apt.vm
>> > index dea8abc..e4b2f26 100644
>> > --- a/src/site/apt/download.apt.vm
>> > +++ b/src/site/apt/download.apt.vm
>> > @@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ Download Apache Log4j 2
>> > % gpg --verify apache-log4j-${Log4jReleaseVersion}-bin.tar.gz.asc
>> > ---
>> >
>> > -    Apache Log4j 2 is signed by Ralph Goers  B3D8E1BA
>> > +~~    Apache Log4j 2 is signed by Ralph Goers  B3D8E1BA
>> > +    Apache Log4j ${Log4jReleaseVersion} is signed by Matt Sicker
>> (FA1C814D)
>> >
>> >     Alternatively, you can verify the MD5 signature on the files. A
>> unix program called md5 or md5sum is included
>> >     in many unix distributions.
>> > @@ -76,4 +77,4 @@ log4j-api-${Log4jReleaseVersion}.jar
>> > log4j-core-${Log4jReleaseVersion}.jar
>> > ---
>> >
>> > -  You can do this from the command line or a manifest file.
>> > \ No newline at end of file
>> > +  You can do this from the command line or a manifest file.
>> >
>>
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