GNU bug report logs - #40397
28.0.50; epg decrypt does not verify signed content in smime encrypted and signed message

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Packages: emacs, gnus;

Reported by: Sebastian Fieber <sebastian.fieber <at> web.de>

Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2020 23:38:03 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: patch

Found in version 28.0.50

Fixed in version 29.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #48 received at 40397 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Sebastian Fieber <sebastian.fieber <at> web.de>
Cc: 40397 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#40397: 28.0.50; epg decrypt does not verify signed content
 in smime
Date: Mon, 03 Aug 2020 08:06:18 +0200
Sebastian Fieber <sebastian.fieber <at> web.de> writes:

> There are some untested and unimplemented stuff in my implementation.
> If I remember correct there is no real handling of error cases which I
> wanted to add so it is on par with the other security buttons
> implementations.

Sure, that sounds good.  Error handling is something that's lacking in
many parts of the Emacs handling of signing/encryption, unfortunately.

> So I'd like to work on this a bit more and provide a
> more fully featured patch.  But I'm pretty busy right now with real
> life, so this may take a few months as I'd need to find some time.

Sure, no hurry.  :-)

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
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