Re: Using gpg to add digital signature to a linux executable

2021-10-26 Thread Erich Eckner via Gnupg-users
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 On Tue, 26 Oct 2021, Robert J. Hansen via Gnupg-users wrote: all is well and good. At least, on Windows. But what about linux? As a general rule, Windows signs executables more than it signs packages; Linux signs packages more than it signs

Re: Using gpg to add digital signature to a linux executable

2021-10-26 Thread Robert J. Hansen via Gnupg-users
Why not do a detached signature using e.g. gpg -sb --output file.sig file? Then, someone can run gpg --verify file.sig file to ensure that the signature is valid. (a) because the OP specifically said he was looking for integrated signatures, and (b) detached signatures have a way of getting

Re: Using gpg to add digital signature to a linux executable

2021-10-26 Thread Robert J. Hansen via Gnupg-users
all is well and good. At least, on Windows. But what about linux? As a general rule, Windows signs executables more than it signs packages; Linux signs packages more than it signs executables. The best practice seems to be to use GnuPG to attach a digital signature to an RPM or DEB (or Snap

Re: Using gpg to add digital signature to a linux executable

2021-10-26 Thread Stuart Longland via Gnupg-users
On Tue, 26 Oct 2021 16:08:56 +0100 Andrew Marlow via Gnupg-users wrote: > For some time now where I work there has been a rule saying "thou shalt add > a digital signature to every executable and shared library when shipping > software designed to run on Windows". This is quite doable and all is

Re: Using gpg to add digital signature to a linux executable

2021-10-26 Thread ಚಿರಾಗ್ ನಟರಾಜ್ via Gnupg-users
12021/07/18 04:64.54 ನಲ್ಲಿ, Andrew Marlow via Gnupg-users ಬರೆದರು: > Hello everyone, > > For some time now where I work there has been a rule saying "thou shalt add a > digital signature to every executable and shared library when shipping > software > designed to run on Windows". This is quite

Using gpg to add digital signature to a linux executable

2021-10-26 Thread Andrew Marlow via Gnupg-users
Hello everyone, For some time now where I work there has been a rule saying "thou shalt add a digital signature to every executable and shared library when shipping software designed to run on Windows". This is quite doable and all is well and good. At least, on Windows. But what about linux? The