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On April 29, 2001, at 3:52:14 PM, A Curtis Martin wrote:
ACM> If they ask how to verify a signature, I'd tell them to use the
ACM> "check PGP signature" command and add that the command works with
ACM> encrypted and signed messages as well. However, for encrypted
ACM> messages an unencrypted copy isn't created in order to simply verify
ACM> the signature. I don't quite know if someone would wish to only
ACM> verify the signature of an encrypted message and not decrypt and read
ACM> it as well.
ACM> This is why PGP so clearly makes their command, decrypt and verify.
ACM> There's no verification only command.
But Tom was choosing "Check PGP signature"... and couldn't understand why
he was asked for his passphrase and nothing else happened. It was because
he never asked for the message to be decrypted... only the signature to be
checked, which is what the Plugin happily performed. Now, he was asked for
his passphrase because the message *had* to be decrypted before the
signature could be checked, and the passphrase is required for that
function because his Private Key is used to decrypt the message.
Granted, there are not many situations that would warrant a signature
check on an encrypted message... and not want the decrypted message
presented in some form. ;o)
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