Re: decrypt and trusting certs

[Ildar Mulyukov <ildar users sourceforge net>]

On 09.10.2012 01:27:26, Albrecht Dreß wrote:
> Am 05.10.12 22:20 schrieb(en) Ildar Mulyukov:
> > I started to look at this part and it has a little glitch: it  
> > displays 16-hexdigit Key fingerprint. But the useful part is  
> > actually digits 9 to 16 (the 8 digits that user sees in seahorse or  
> > even in `gpg2 --search-keys` output).
>
> Wrong.  You can use either the key id or the key fingerprint as arg  
> for '--search-keys' and friends.  See 'man gpg' for details.

Albrecht, I didn't mean that Balsa's Key fingerprint is wrong, I mean  
that Balsa's presentation of it is hostile. Compare this:
1. cmd line
	$ gpg2 --search-keys albrecht dress arcor de | grep DSA
	gpg: поиск "albrecht dress arcor de" на hkp сервере  
subkeys.pgp.net
	Keys 1-1 of 1 for "albrecht dress arcor de".  	  1024 bit DSA  
key D027FFD1, создан: 2002-04-15

2. Thunderbird: see a shot
2. seahorse: see a shot
3. Balsa: see a shot

If a user wants to verify the fingerprint by looking at it, then it is  
easy with Seahorse, TB and even with cmdline gpg, but not with Balsa.

If I am wrong and the Key fingerprint is shown for different purposes,  
then please clarify, because, you know, I am still new in Mail  
encryption/verification software.

That's what I mean.

Regards,
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Ildar Mulyukov,  free SW designer/programmer
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