Mailing List Archive: SHA1

SHA1 - howto remove?

Jun 26, 2000, 8:05 AM

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Hi,
Using gnupg to sign a .txt file I get the text below at the beginning of the signed file.
How can I get rid of the SHA1 line?

Im not currently subscribed so could you cc any replies to this email address.

Thanks

Paul

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1

Blah blah

Re: SHA1 - howto remove? [ In reply to ]

wk at gnupg

Jun 26, 2000, 8:47 AM

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On Mon, 26 Jun 2000, paul@pinnacle.net.uk wrote:

> Using gnupg to sign a .txt file I get the text below at the beginning of the signed file.
> How can I get rid of the SHA1 line?

You can't. It is part of the specs.

Werner

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Re: SHA1 - howto remove? [ In reply to ]

stefan at epy

Jun 26, 2000, 9:06 AM

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On Mon, 26 Jun 2000, Werner Koch wrote:

> On Mon, 26 Jun 2000, paul@pinnacle.net.uk wrote:
>
> > Using gnupg to sign a .txt file I get the text below at the beginning of the signed file.
> > How can I get rid of the SHA1 line?
>
> You can't. It is part of the specs.
>

But you could try detached signatures if you want to keep your textfiles
unchanged.

see --detach-sign

HTH,
Stefan

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