Wording on the kernel guide
Signed-off-by: Konstantin Ryabitsev <konstantin@linuxfoundation.org>
This commit is contained in:
parent
6747fadc24
commit
319a4729a3
|
@ -859,17 +859,18 @@ default in GnuPG v2). To set it, add (or modify) the `trust-model` setting in
|
|||
|
||||
#### Learn to use keyservers (more) safely
|
||||
|
||||
If, despite setting `auto-key-retrieve`, you still get a `public key not
|
||||
found` error when trying to validate someone's tag, then you should attempt to
|
||||
lookup that key using a keyserver. It is important to keep in mind that there
|
||||
is absolutely no guarantee that the key you retrieve from a keyserver belongs
|
||||
to the actual person -- that much is by design. You are supposed to use the
|
||||
Web of Trust to establish key validity.
|
||||
If, despite setting `auto-key-retrieve`, you still get a "No public key" error
|
||||
when trying to validate someone's tag, then you should attempt to lookup that
|
||||
key using a keyserver. It is important to keep in mind that there is
|
||||
absolutely no guarantee that the key you retrieve from a keyserver belongs to
|
||||
the actual person -- that much is by design. You are supposed to use the Web
|
||||
of Trust to establish key validity.
|
||||
|
||||
How to properly maintain the Web of Trust is beyond the scope of this
|
||||
document, simply because doing it properly requires both effort and dedication
|
||||
that tends to be beyond the caring threshold of most human beings. Here are
|
||||
some shortcuts that will help reduce the risk of importing a malicious key.
|
||||
some shortcuts that will help you reduce the risk of importing a malicious
|
||||
key.
|
||||
|
||||
First, let's say you've tried to run `git verify-tag` but it returned an error
|
||||
saying the key is not found:
|
||||
|
@ -888,7 +889,7 @@ finding out the ID of the master key it is associated with):
|
|||
gpg: data source: hkp://keys.gnupg.net
|
||||
(1) Chen-Yu Tsai <wens@...org>
|
||||
4096 bit RSA key C94035C21B4F2AEB, created: 2017-03-14, expires: 2019-03-15
|
||||
Keys 1-1 of 1 for "DA73759BF8619E484E5A3B47389A54219C0F2430". Enter number(s), N)ext, or Q)uit >
|
||||
Keys 1-1 of 1 for "DA73759BF8619E484E5A3B47389A54219C0F2430". Enter number(s), N)ext, or Q)uit > q
|
||||
|
||||
Locate the ID of the master key in the output, in our example
|
||||
`C94035C21B4F2AEB`. Now say `q` and display the key of Linus Torvalds that you
|
||||
|
|
Loading…
Reference in New Issue