3e5c30ffeb
Changes to 1.99.20/20100304
+ move args to some functions around to be consistent
+ use uint*_t where appropriate
+ fix bug in verify memory
+ add documentation to manual pages to show how to do combined
signing/encryption and decryption/verification
+ make verification of ascii-armoured memory work the same as binary
+ eliminate use of strdup(3), strcasecmp(3), and strptime(3).
NetBSD/pkgsrc PR 42922 applies - need to define
_XOPEN_SOURCE and _BSD_SOURCE for newer linux platforms with
glibc 2.10.1. solved a bit differently, by implementing
strdup(3) and strcasecmp(3) independently, and using regexps
to avoid calling strptime(3).
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The netpgp library is a BSD-licensed library for managing PGP keys.
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On top of the library, the netpgp command can digitally sign files and
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verify that the signatures attached to files were signed by a given
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user identifier. netpgp can also encrypt files using the public or
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private keys of users and, in the same manner, decrypt files which
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were encrypted.
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The netpgpkeys utility can also be used to generate a new key-pair for
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a user. This key is in two parts, the public key (which can be used
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by other people) and a private key.
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In addition to these primary uses, the third way of using netpgp is to
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maintain keyrings. Keyrings are collections of public keys belonging
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to other users. By using other means of identification, it is
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possible to establish the bona fides of other users. Once trust has
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been established, the public key of the other user will be signed.
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The other user's public key can be added to our keyring. The other
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user will add our public key to their keyring.
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