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List:       pgp-keyserver-folk
Subject:    [Pgp-keyserver-folk] Re: Signature revocation and pks
From:       Alexandre Dulaunoy <adulau () foo ! be>
Date:       2002-10-09 19:54:08
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On Wed, 9 Oct 2002, Jason Harris wrote:

> On Mon, Oct 07, 2002 at 12:01:26PM +0200, Alexandre Dulaunoy wrote:
> > 
> > We  have made  some test  around the  import of  a public  key  with a
> > revocation  for a  specific  signature  but the  pks  doesn't seem  to
> > support signature revocation. 
> > 
> > Is it  a planned  feature ? I  suspect that  the revocation is  only a
> > specific type comparing signature. 
> 
> JHpatch2 fixed the problem of 0x30 revocations overwriting 0x10-0x13
> certifications on 2002-06-26; see ./patches/ and ./keyserver.html (on
> website, below) for more.  keyserver.kjsl.com has since had healed
> versions of keys with 0x30 signatures.
> 
> This was a straightforward fix in kd_sigs_elem_merge().  Since the code
> is simple and standalone, here it is:
> 
>    if (o == 0) {
>      if ((se1->sig_class == 0x30) && (se2->sig_class != 0x30)) {
>        o--;
>      } else if ((se1->sig_class != 0x30) && (se2->sig_class == 0x30)) {
>        o++;
>      }
>    }


     Perfect. I hope  we can see the JHpatch2 inside  the CVS soon. If
     you need some testing, don't hesitate... 

     Thanks. 

     adulau


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