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seahorse-plugins package

Seahorse should be able to verify/handle formats created by gnupg

Bug #266878 reported by joehill
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One Hundred Papercuts
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seahorse
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seahorse-plugins (Ubuntu)
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Ubuntu Desktop Bugs

Bug Description

Binary package hint: seahorse

Seahorse apparently doesn't recognize clearsigned or attached signatures and only creates and recognizes detached .sig files. If I attempt to open a file made with the command "gpg --clearsign file" (output: file.asc), seahorse tells me: "Couldn't decrypt file: file.asc. No data". If I try to verify (seahorse-tool -v file), I get the message Couldn't verify file: file.asc. No valid signatures found." Same thing with a file created with "gpg -s file" (output: file.gpg).

It seems to me that seahorse should offer more or less the same underlying functionality as gnupg. I often have to go to the command line to do things like this that could easily be done through a nautilus context menu.

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Andreas Moog (ampelbein) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. I reported this issue upstream. You can track the status and make comments here: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=551042

Changed in seahorse:
assignee: nobody → desktop-bugs
importance: Undecided → Low
status: New → Triaged
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Changed in seahorse:
status: Unknown → New
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Jonathan Blackhall (johnny-one-eye) wrote :

Since this hasn't gotten any response (here or at Gnome), I added a suggestion on the Seahorse Roadmap about this. I hope that's ok: http://live.gnome.org/RoadMap/Seahorse

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Jonathan Blackhall (johnny-one-eye) wrote :

Strike that. Wrong place for suggestion, I think.

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Jonathan Blackhall (johnny-one-eye) wrote :

I'm adding this to One Hundred Papercuts. This process is required to sign the Ubuntu Code of Conduct, and I feel like it should be an easier task to accomplish using Nautilus and not having to run gpg from the CLI.

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Jonathan Blackhall (johnny-one-eye) wrote :

To clarify, I'd like to be able to clearsign from Nautilus as well.

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David Siegel (djsiegel-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

This is not a paper cut because it is not a general usability issue, but rather a feature request affecting a relatively small user population.

Changed in hundredpapercuts:
status: New → Invalid
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Changed in seahorse:
importance: Unknown → Wishlist
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