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-rw-r--r--g10/getkey.c11
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/g10/getkey.c b/g10/getkey.c
index f8c72a8fd..13cd81102 100644
--- a/g10/getkey.c
+++ b/g10/getkey.c
@@ -1826,7 +1826,10 @@ finish_lookup (GETKEY_CTX ctx)
PKT_user_id *foundu = NULL;
#define USAGE_MASK (PUBKEY_USAGE_SIG|PUBKEY_USAGE_ENC)
unsigned int req_usage = ( ctx->req_usage & USAGE_MASK );
- int req_cert = (ctx->req_usage & PUBKEY_USAGE_CERT);
+ /* Request the primary if we're certifying another key, and also
+ if --pgp6 is on (since pgp 6 (and 7) do not understand
+ signatures made by a signing subkey. */
+ int req_prim = (ctx->req_usage & PUBKEY_USAGE_CERT) | opt.pgp6;
u32 latest_date;
KBNODE latest_key;
u32 curtime = make_timestamp ();
@@ -1877,7 +1880,7 @@ finish_lookup (GETKEY_CTX ctx)
latest_date = 0;
latest_key = NULL;
/* do not look at subkeys if a certification key is requested */
- if ((!foundk || foundk->pkt->pkttype == PKT_PUBLIC_SUBKEY) && !req_cert) {
+ if ((!foundk || foundk->pkt->pkttype == PKT_PUBLIC_SUBKEY) && !req_prim) {
KBNODE nextk;
/* either start a loop or check just this one subkey */
for (k=foundk?foundk:keyblock; k; k = nextk ) {
@@ -1930,9 +1933,9 @@ finish_lookup (GETKEY_CTX ctx)
/* Okay now try the primary key unless we want an exact
* key ID match on a subkey */
- if ((!latest_key && !(ctx->exact && foundk != keyblock)) || req_cert) {
+ if ((!latest_key && !(ctx->exact && foundk != keyblock)) || req_prim) {
PKT_public_key *pk;
- if (DBG_CACHE && !foundk && !req_cert )
+ if (DBG_CACHE && !foundk && !req_prim )
log_debug( "\tno suitable subkeys found - trying primary\n");
pk = keyblock->pkt->pkt.public_key;
if ( !pk->is_valid ) {