RPM

Fetch pubkeys using hkp:// transport

Registered by Jeff Johnson

In order to have a MANDATORY signature checking policy for *.rpm
packages, pubkeys (and signatures) MUST be accessible.

Using hkp:// retrieval from keys.rpm5.org is one way to achieve key distribution.

In order to automate retrieval however, the following goals must be achieved:

1) the hkp:// fetch MUST permit disabling.

2) retrieved pubkeys MUST be validated (at least at self-signing level).
    This also means that expired/revoked pubkeys MUST be ignored.

3) the hkp:// fetch MUST be efficient. Repeated lookups of failed keys need
to be avoided.

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Status:
Complete
Approver:
Jeff Johnson
Priority:
Essential
Drafter:
None
Direction:
Approved
Assignee:
Jeff Johnson
Definition:
Approved
Series goal:
Accepted for 5.3
Implementation:
Implemented
Milestone target:
milestone icon 5.3.1
Started by
Jeff Johnson
Completed by
Jeff Johnson

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Implemented in rpm-5.3.1.

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