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diff --git a/g10/sign.c b/g10/sign.c
index 0538f0020..7b6a81e10 100644
--- a/g10/sign.c
+++ b/g10/sign.c
@@ -320,27 +320,6 @@ do_sign( PKT_secret_key *sk, PKT_signature *sig,
}
else
{
-#if 0 /* disabled *.
- /* Disabled for now. It seems reasonable to accept a
- truncated hash for a DSA1 key, even though we don't
- generate it without --enable-dsa2. Be liberal in what you
- accept, etc. */
-
- /* If it's a DSA key, and q is 160 bits, it might be an
- old-style DSA key. If the hash doesn't match the q, fail
- unless --enable-dsa2 is set. If the q isn't 160 bits, then
- allow any hash since it must be a DSA2 key (if the hash is
- too small, we'll fail in encode_md_value). */
- if (sk->pubkey_algo==PUBKEY_ALGO_DSA
- && (gcry_mpi_get_nbits (sk->skey[1])/8)==20
- && !opt.flags.dsa2
- && gcry_md_get_algo_dlen (digest_algo)!=20)
- {
- log_error(_("DSA requires the use of a 160 bit hash algorithm\n"));
- return G10ERR_GENERAL;
- }
-#endif /* disabled */
-
frame = encode_md_value( NULL, sk, md, digest_algo );
if (!frame)
return G10ERR_GENERAL;
@@ -869,8 +848,13 @@ sign_file( STRLIST filenames, int detached, STRLIST locusr,
if (DBG_HASHING)
gcry_md_start_debug (mfx.md, "sign");
- /* If we're encrypting and signing, it is reasonable to pick the
- hash algorithm to use out of the recepient key prefs. */
+ /* If we're encrypting and signing, it is reasonable to pick the
+ hash algorithm to use out of the recepient key prefs. This is
+ best effort only, as in a DSA2 and smartcard world there are
+ cases where we cannot please everyone with a single hash (DSA2
+ wants >160 and smartcards want =160). In the future this could
+ be more complex with different hashes for each sk, but the
+ current design requires a single hash for all SKs. */
if(pk_list)
{
if(opt.def_digest_algo)
@@ -886,30 +870,57 @@ sign_file( STRLIST filenames, int detached, STRLIST locusr,
}
else
{
- int hashlen=0,algo;
+ int algo, smartcard=0;
+ union pref_hint hint;
+
+ hint.digest_length = 0;
/* Of course, if the recipient asks for something
- unreasonable (like a non-160-bit hash for DSA, for
- example), then don't do it. Check all sk's - if any
- are DSA, then the hash must be 160-bit. In the future
- this can be more complex with different hashes for each
- sk, but so long as there is only one signing algorithm
- with hash restrictions, this is ok. -dms */
-
- /* Current smartcards only do 160-bit hashes as well.
- Note that this may well have to change as the cards add
- algorithms. */
-
- for( sk_rover = sk_list; sk_rover; sk_rover = sk_rover->next )
- if(sk_rover->sk->pubkey_algo==PUBKEY_ALGO_DSA
- || (sk_rover->sk->is_protected
- && sk_rover->sk->protect.s2k.mode==1002))
- hashlen=20;
-
- if((algo=
- select_algo_from_prefs(pk_list,PREFTYPE_HASH,-1,
- hashlen?&hashlen:NULL))>0)
- recipient_digest_algo=algo;
+ unreasonable (like the wrong hash for a DSA key) then
+ don't do it. Check all sk's - if any are DSA or live
+ on a smartcard, then the hash has restrictions and we
+ may not be able to give the recipient what they want.
+ For DSA, pass a hint for the largest q we have. Note
+ that this means that a q>160 key will override a q=160
+ key and force the use of truncation for the q=160 key.
+ The alternative would be to ignore the recipient prefs
+ completely and get a different hash for each DSA key in
+ hash_for(). The override behavior here is more or less
+ reasonable as it is under the control of the user which
+ keys they sign with for a given message and the fact
+ that the message with multiple signatures won't be
+ usable on an implementation that doesn't understand
+ DSA2 anyway. */
+
+ for (sk_rover = sk_list; sk_rover; sk_rover = sk_rover->next )
+ {
+ if (sk_rover->sk->pubkey_algo == PUBKEY_ALGO_DSA)
+ {
+ int temp_hashlen = gcry_mpi_get_nbits
+ (sk_rover->sk->skey[1])+7/8;
+
+ /* Pick a hash that is large enough for our
+ largest q */
+
+ if (hint.digest_length<temp_hashlen)
+ hint.digest_length=temp_hashlen;
+ }
+ else if (sk_rover->sk->is_protected
+ && sk_rover->sk->protect.s2k.mode == 1002)
+ smartcard = 1;
+ }
+
+ /* Current smartcards only do 160-bit hashes. If we have
+ to have a >160-bit hash, then we can't use the
+ recipient prefs as we'd need both =160 and >160 at the
+ same time and recipient prefs currently require a
+ single hash for all signatures. All this may well have
+ to change as the cards add algorithms. */
+
+ if (!smartcard || (smartcard && hint.digest_length==20))
+ if ( (algo=
+ select_algo_from_prefs(pk_list,PREFTYPE_HASH,-1,&hint)) > 0)
+ recipient_digest_algo=algo;
}
}