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| -rw-r--r-- | g10/sig-check.c | 5 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/g10/sig-check.c b/g10/sig-check.c index 4aeaaee38..606035d29 100644 --- a/g10/sig-check.c +++ b/g10/sig-check.c @@ -428,7 +428,10 @@ check_key_signature2( KBNODE root, KBNODE node, PKT_public_key *check_pk, sig = node->pkt->pkt.signature; algo = sig->digest_algo; - /* check whether we have cached the result of a previous signature check.*/ + /* Check whether we have cached the result of a previous signature + check. Note that we may no longer have the pubkey or hash + needed to verify a sig, but can still use the cached value. A + cache refresh detects and clears these cases. */ if ( !opt.no_sig_cache ) { if (sig->flags.checked) { /*cached status available*/ if( is_selfsig ) { |