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-rw-r--r--doc/gpg.texi14
-rw-r--r--g10/gpg.c7
-rw-r--r--g10/options.h1
-rw-r--r--g10/sig-check.c16
-rwxr-xr-xtests/openpgp/defs.inc1
5 files changed, 36 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/doc/gpg.texi b/doc/gpg.texi
index b926a8adb..91186f24a 100644
--- a/doc/gpg.texi
+++ b/doc/gpg.texi
@@ -2276,9 +2276,10 @@ a message that PGP 2.x will not be able to handle. Note that `PGP
available, but the MIT release is a good common baseline.
This option implies @option{--rfc1991 --disable-mdc
---no-force-v4-certs --escape-from-lines --force-v3-sigs --cipher-algo
-IDEA --digest-algo MD5 --compress-algo ZIP}. It also disables
-@option{--textmode} when encrypting.
+--no-force-v4-certs --escape-from-lines --force-v3-sigs
+--allow-weak-digest-algos --cipher-algo IDEA --digest-algo
+MD5--compress-algo ZIP}. It also disables @option{--textmode} when
+encrypting.
@item --pgp6
@opindex pgp6
@@ -2734,6 +2735,13 @@ necessary to get as much data as possible out of the corrupt message.
However, be aware that a MDC protection failure may also mean that the
message was tampered with intentionally by an attacker.
+@item --allow-weak-digest-algos
+@opindex allow-weak-digest-algos
+Signatures made with the broken MD5 algorithm are normally rejected
+with an ``invalid digest algorithm'' message. This option allows the
+verification of signatures made with such weak algorithms.
+
+
@item --no-default-keyring
@opindex no-default-keyring
Do not add the default keyrings to the list of keyrings. Note that
diff --git a/g10/gpg.c b/g10/gpg.c
index 361a25a8c..7529e81cb 100644
--- a/g10/gpg.c
+++ b/g10/gpg.c
@@ -374,6 +374,7 @@ enum cmd_and_opt_values
oDisableDSA2,
oAllowMultipleMessages,
oNoAllowMultipleMessages,
+ oAllowWeakDigestAlgos,
oFakedSystemTime,
oNoop
@@ -768,6 +769,7 @@ static ARGPARSE_OPTS opts[] = {
ARGPARSE_s_n (oDisableDSA2, "disable-dsa2", "@"),
ARGPARSE_s_n (oAllowMultipleMessages, "allow-multiple-messages", "@"),
ARGPARSE_s_n (oNoAllowMultipleMessages, "no-allow-multiple-messages", "@"),
+ ARGPARSE_s_n (oAllowWeakDigestAlgos, "allow-weak-digest-algos", "@"),
/* These two are aliases to help users of the PGP command line
product use gpg with minimal pain. Many commands are common
@@ -3066,6 +3068,10 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
opt.flags.allow_multiple_messages=0;
break;
+ case oAllowWeakDigestAlgos:
+ opt.flags.allow_weak_digest_algos = 1;
+ break;
+
case oFakedSystemTime:
{
time_t faked_time = isotime2epoch (pargs.r.ret_str);
@@ -3280,6 +3286,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
opt.pgp2_workarounds = 1;
opt.ask_sig_expire = 0;
opt.ask_cert_expire = 0;
+ opt.flags.allow_weak_digest_algos = 1;
xfree(def_digest_string);
def_digest_string = xstrdup("md5");
xfree(s2k_digest_string);
diff --git a/g10/options.h b/g10/options.h
index 592e06698..c622a4639 100644
--- a/g10/options.h
+++ b/g10/options.h
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ struct
unsigned int utf8_filename:1;
unsigned int dsa2:1;
unsigned int allow_multiple_messages:1;
+ unsigned int allow_weak_digest_algos:1;
} flags;
/* Linked list of ways to find a key if the key isn't on the local
diff --git a/g10/sig-check.c b/g10/sig-check.c
index a3075337c..0cbb7f2cc 100644
--- a/g10/sig-check.c
+++ b/g10/sig-check.c
@@ -266,6 +266,22 @@ do_check( PKT_public_key *pk, PKT_signature *sig, gcry_md_hd_t digest,
if( (rc=do_check_messages(pk,sig,r_expired,r_revoked)) )
return rc;
+ if (sig->digest_algo == GCRY_MD_MD5
+ && !opt.flags.allow_weak_digest_algos)
+ {
+ static int shown;
+
+ if (!shown)
+ {
+ log_info
+ (_("Note: signatures using the %s algorithm are rejected\n"),
+ "MD5");
+ shown = 1;
+ }
+
+ return GPG_ERR_DIGEST_ALGO;
+ }
+
/* Make sure the digest algo is enabled (in case of a detached
signature). */
gcry_md_enable (digest, sig->digest_algo);
diff --git a/tests/openpgp/defs.inc b/tests/openpgp/defs.inc
index 008d32a43..2faa4c25a 100755
--- a/tests/openpgp/defs.inc
+++ b/tests/openpgp/defs.inc
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ for f in gpg.conf gpg-agent.conf ; do
gpg.conf)
[ -n "${opt_always}" ] && echo "no-auto-check-trustdb" >>"$f"
echo "agent-program $GPG_AGENT" >>"$f"
+ echo "allow-weak-digest-algos" >>"$f"
;;
gpg-agent.conf)