X-Git-Url: https://git.sthu.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=caff%2FREADME.many-keys;h=6e46bc444415fc40047e7a12944e8269eacd8e4e;hb=d185da6eb27b24d8a6eea534c25320fe897ff3f4;hp=86dd4f223c93bf0ba0bd5ec6cf92a95faf5d655e;hpb=a9630bdc99fdda11f2d20409730e777b300fabe9;p=pgp-tools.git diff --git a/caff/README.many-keys b/caff/README.many-keys index 86dd4f2..6e46bc4 100644 --- a/caff/README.many-keys +++ b/caff/README.many-keys @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Using caff to sign lots of keys ------------------------------- If you have loads of keys to sign (sometimes, there are keysigning parties with -more than 100 participants), keysigning can be arkward, even with caff. It gets +more than 100 participants), keysigning can be awkward, even with caff. It gets worse if you have multiple local keys and want to sign with all. Some hints to get the signing done faster: @@ -11,10 +11,12 @@ Some hints to get the signing done faster: caff and gpg allow you to specify the full fingerprint. This will save you from having to check the fingerprint yourself. If you have a text file with - all fingerprints (with all the spaces stripped from them), use that and then - run + all fingerprints, use that and then run - $ caff `cat ksp-fingerprints.txt` + $ caff "`cat ksp-fingerprints.txt`" + + For convenience, caff also allows spaces in fingerprints/keyids as output by + gpg --fingerprint. (Remember to properly quote arguments as shown above.) * v3 keys are evil. @@ -35,17 +37,13 @@ Some hints to get the signing done faster: Going through retrieving, signing, and mailing keys can help, e.g.: - $ caff --no-sign --no-export-old --no-mail `cat ksp-fingerprints.txt` - $ caff --no-download --no-export-old --no-mail `cat ksp-fingerprints.txt` - $ caff --no-download --no-sign --no-export-old `cat ksp-fingerprints.txt` - -* If you have multiple local keys, only send mail once after signing with all. + $ caff --no-sign --no-export-old --no-mail "`cat ksp-fingerprints.txt`" + $ caff --no-download --no-export-old --no-mail "`cat ksp-fingerprints.txt`" + $ caff --no-download --no-sign --no-export-old "`cat ksp-fingerprints.txt`" - caff will send out all previously done signatures in the message. (Of course - you have to configure $CONFIG{'keyid'} to contain all your key ids.) +* If you have multiple local keys, use -u ,. - $ caff --no-export-old --no-mail -u - $ caff --no-download --no-export-old -u + $ caff -u , * Use gpg-agent. @@ -61,4 +59,4 @@ Some hints to get the signing done faster: prompt any more; you will have *not* to send out some mails. (And you have unwanted signatures lingering around in ~/.caff/gnupghome/pubring.gpg.) - -- Christoph Berg Wed, 6 Jul 2005 13:46:16 +0200 + -- Christoph Berg Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:55:40 +0200