[Rd] RPM Key in Readme file

[Marc Schwartz]

On Wed, 2007-10-31 at 22:35 -0500, Joe W. Byers wrote:
> Marc Schwartz wrote: 
> > On Wed, 2007-10-31 at 22:04 -0500, Joe W. Byers wrote: 
> >   
> > > The readme file on the cran website for linux EL5 contains the following
> > > RPMS for Red Hat Enterprise Linux created by Bob Kinney
> > > <rhel_cran at hmdc.harvard.edu>.  The RPMS are signed with the following
> > > key available from pgp.mit.edu
> > > 
> > > Type bits /keyID    Date       User ID
> > > pub  1024D/99B62126 2004/11/18 HMDC Linux Support 
> > > <linux_support at latte.harvard.edu>
> > > 
> > > I went ot pgp.mit.edu and could not find the key.
> > > 
> > > Any suggestions?
> > > 
> > > Have a Happy Halloween all.
> > > 
> > > Joe
> > >     
> > 
> > Joe,
> > 
> > How did you search?
> > 
> > Using gpg:
> > 
> > $ gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --search-keys
> > "linux_support at latte.harvard.edu"
> > gpg: searching for "linux_support at latte.harvard.edu" from hkp server
> > pgp.mit.edu
> > (1)     HMDC Linux Support <linux_support at latte.harvard.edu>
> >           1024 bit DSA key 99B62126, created: 2004-11-18
> > Enter number(s), N)ext, or Q)uit > 1
> > gpg: requesting key 99B62126 from hkp server pgp.mit.edu
> > gpg: key 99B62126: public key "HMDC Linux Support
> > <linux_support at latte.harvard.edu>" imported
> > gpg: Total number processed: 1
> > gpg:               imported: 1
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Using the web site with the e-mail address as the search string:
> > 
> > http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?search=linux_support%40latte.harvard.edu&op=vindex&fingerprint=on
> > 
> > 
> > Public Key Server -- Verbose Index ``linux_support at latte.harvard.edu ''
> > Type bits /keyID    Date       User ID
> > pub  1024D/99B62126 2004/11/18 HMDC Linux Support <linux_support at latte.harvard.edu>
> >      Key fingerprint = 352A C4ED 6B3C C121 53FA  61AE C8E0 D236 99B6 2126
> > sig        99B62126             HMDC Linux Support <linux_support at latte.harvard.edu>
> > 
> > 
> > HTH,
> > 
> > Marc Schwartz
> > 
> > 
> >   
> I just used the search engine with HMDC and 99B.  I also went to the
> full list and looked by date as well as the two searches.  I could
> have just completely missed it.  I think I searched linux as well.
> 
> I did not turn verbose on  though.  
> 
> Sorry about this.
> 
> Joe

You cannot search using just part of the Key ID. Also, if you want to
search on the Key ID, which is of course a hex number, you need to
prefix it with '0x'.  So:

http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?search=0x99B62126&op=index

Public Key Server -- Index ``0x99B62126 ''
Type bits /keyID    Date       User ID
pub  1024D/99B62126 2004/11/18 HMDC Linux Support <linux_support at latte.harvard.edu>


You can however search using part of the User ID:

http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?search=HMDC&op=index

Public Key Server -- Index ``HMDC ''
Type bits /keyID    Date       User ID
pub  1024D/99B62126 2004/11/18 HMDC Linux Support <linux_support at latte.harvard.edu>


HTH,

Marc