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25.0.50; package-list-packages: Failed to verify signature

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: sds <at> gnu.org
Subject: bug#19409: closed (Re: bug#19409: 25.0.50; package-list-packages:
 Failed to verify signature)
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2017 18:30:03 +0000

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Your bug report

#19409: 25.0.50; package-list-packages: Failed to verify signature

which was filed against the emacs package, has been closed.

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
If you require more details, please reply to 19409 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: 19409-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#19409: 25.0.50;
 package-list-packages: Failed to verify signature
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2017 14:29:09 -0400

I'm guessing that this was a temporary glitch and, 2+ years on, is no
longer relevant. See https://debbugs.gnu.org/27796 for current issues in
this area.

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From: Sam Steingold <sds <at> gnu.org>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 25.0.50; package-list-packages: Failed to verify signature
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2014 18:19:13 -0500

I get this:

Debugger entered--Lisp error: (error "Failed to verify signature archive-contents.sig")
  signal(error ("Failed to verify signature archive-contents.sig"))
  error("Failed to verify signature %s" "archive-contents.sig")
  package--check-signature("http://elpa.gnu.org/packages/" "archive-contents")
  package--download-one-archive(("gnu" . "http://elpa.gnu.org/packages/") "archive-contents")
  package-refresh-contents()
  package-list-packages(nil)
  funcall-interactively(package-list-packages nil)
  call-interactively(package-list-packages record nil)
  command-execute(package-list-packages record)
  execute-extended-command(nil "package-list-packages" nil)
  funcall-interactively(execute-extended-command nil "package-list-packages" nil)
  call-interactively(execute-extended-command nil nil)
  command-execute(execute-extended-command)

Buffer *Error*:

Failed to verify signature archive-contents.sig:
Bad signature from 474F05837FBDEF9B GNU ELPA Signing Agent <elpasign <at> elpa.gnu.org>
Command output:
gpg: onepass_sig with unknown version 255
gpg: Signature made Thu Dec 18 05:05:02 2014 EST using DSA key ID 7FBDEF9B
gpg: BAD signature from "GNU ELPA Signing Agent <elpasign <at> elpa.gnu.org>" [unknown]

I have
$ gpg2 --version
gpg (GnuPG) 2.0.26
libgcrypt 1.6.2

what do I do now?

In GNU Emacs 25.0.50.14 (x86_64-apple-darwin14.0.0, NS appkit-1343.16 Version 10.10.1 (Build 14B25))
 of 2014-12-17 on sds-MacBook-Pro.local
Repository revision: a2c489badd31fcb25b0a34418cd4e02f4239f1a1
Windowing system distributor `Apple', version 10.3.1343
Configured using:
 `configure --with-ns'

Configured features:
IMAGEMAGICK ACL GNUTLS LIBXML2 ZLIB

Important settings:
  value of $LANG: C
  locale-coding-system: utf-8-unix

Major mode: Debugger

Minor modes in effect:
  diff-auto-refine-mode: t
  rcirc-track-minor-mode: t
  which-function-mode: t
  url-handler-mode: t
  show-paren-mode: t
  desktop-save-mode: t
  shell-dirtrack-mode: t
  tooltip-mode: t
  global-eldoc-mode: t
  electric-indent-mode: t
  mouse-wheel-mode: t
  menu-bar-mode: t
  file-name-shadow-mode: t
  global-font-lock-mode: t
  font-lock-mode: t
  blink-cursor-mode: t
  auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-encryption-mode: t
  auto-compression-mode: t
  buffer-read-only: t
  column-number-mode: t
  line-number-mode: t

Recent messages:
Contacting host: melpa.milkbox.net:80
Entering debugger...
Back to top level
Importing package-keyring.gpg...done
Contacting host: melpa.milkbox.net:80
Entering debugger...
Type "q" in help window to restore previous buffer.
Scanning for dabbrevs...done
Quit
Scanning for dabbrevs...done

Load-path shadows:
None found.

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Memory information:
((conses 16 789391 46734)
 (symbols 48 69782 0)
 (miscs 40 7648 55)
 (strings 32 199560 14309)
 (string-bytes 1 5420596)
 (vectors 16 80718)
 (vector-slots 8 1916545 7391)
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 (intervals 56 43141 57)
 (buffers 976 95))

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