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diff --git a/doc/DETAILS b/doc/DETAILS index 554139653..346e809af 100644 --- a/doc/DETAILS +++ b/doc/DETAILS @@ -40,6 +40,62 @@ ssb::1536:20:5CE086B5B5A18FF4:1998-07-07:0::: More fields may be added later. +Format of the "--status-fd" output +================================== +Every line is prefixed with "[GNUPG:] ", followed by a keyword with +the type of the status line and a some arguments depending on the +type (maybe none); an application should always be prepared to see +more argumnents in future versions. + + + GOODSIG <long keyid> <username> + The signature with the keyid is good. + + BADSIG <long keyid> <username> + The signature with the keyid has not been verified okay. + + ERRSIG + It was not possible to check the signature. This may be + caused by a missing public key or an unsupported algorithm. + No argumens yet. + + VALIDSIG <fingerprint in hex> + The signature with the keyid is good. This is the same + as GOODSIG but has the fingerprint as the argument. Both + status lines ere emmited for a good signature. + + TRUST_UNDEFINED + TRUST_NEVER + TRUST_MARGINAL + TRUST_FULLY + TRUST_ULTIMATE + For good signatures one of these status lines are emitted + to indicate how trustworthy the signatur is. No arguments yet. + + SIGEXPIRED + The signature key has expired. No arguments yet. + + KEYREVOKED + The used key has been revoked by his owner. No arguments yet. + + BADARMOR + The ascii armor is corrupted. No arguments yet. + + RSA_OR_IDEA + The RSA or IDEA algorithms has been used in the data. A + program might want to fallback to another program to handle + the data if GnuPG failed. + + SHM_INFO + SHM_GET + SHM_GET_BOOL + SHM_GET_HIDDEN + NEED_PASSPHRASE + [Needs documentation] + + + + Key generation ============== Key generation shows progress by printing different characters to |