Re: File fingerprints / signatures

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From: Chris <cl@escape.ca>
Subject: File fingerprints / signatures
Date: Mon, 06 Nov 2000 06:59:08 -0600
Message-ID: <4.3.2.7.2.20001106065408.018e69e0@pop.escape.ca>

> I'm looking to learn about signing/verifying file contents with some type 
> of encryption (or encryption hash?) but I really know nothing about this.
> 
> I don't really know where to look for this type of information, what terms 
> and nomenclature I should be using or even exactly what I'm looking 
> for.  If someone could point me towards some man pages, some web pages or 
> anything that would set me on the right path, I'd be most thankful.

one entry point is via the various OpenPGP documents and software.

you might find testing GnuPG out and reading its documentation to give
you some insight into the matter.

  http://www.gnupg.org/

i think there's a port in the ports tree for gnupg.

then, there are various mailing lists that are pgp-related:

  various gnupg lists: http://www.gnupg.org/docs-mls.html
            pgp-users: http://cryptorights.org/pgp-users/default.html

if you are feeling a bit hardcore, you can try the ietf working group and
the related documents too:

  http://www.imc.org/ietf-openpgp/

hth