caff/README.v3-keys

   1 v3 keys are evil
   2 ----------------
   3
   4 The good thing about v4 keys is that the fingerprint ends contains the 8 byte
   5 (16 char) key id at the and and that the 8 byte key id likewise ends in the 4
   6 byte key id. For v3 keys it does not. This, and some issues with HKP key
   7 servers make the handling of v3 a PITA.
   8
   9 To sign v3 keys with caff, do the following:
  10
  11 $ caff <keyid>
  12
  13 [note that caff does not accept fingerprints for v3 keys, use keyids]
  14
  15 The key will be imported from the keyserver, but caff thinks it failed. Now run
  16 caff again with -R:
  17
  18 $ caff -R <keyid>
  19
  20 Since the key is already there, caff will proceed.
  21
  22
  23 Of course, this could be automated... patches welcome :)
  24
  25  -- Christoph Berg <cb@df7cb.de>  Sat,  2 Jul 2005 21:34:48 +0200
  26