GNU bug report logs - #41922
Question about signature file of emacs binaries distribution

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Phillip Lord <phillip.lord <at> russet.org.uk>

Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2020 17:12:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Merged with 41776

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Phillip Lord <phillip.lord <at> russet.org.uk>
To: Dev Prabhu <drp.prabhu <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 41922 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#41922: Question about signature file of emacs binaries distribution
Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2020 18:11:30 +0100

Dev Prabhu <drp.prabhu <at> gmail.com> writes:

> Hi,
>
> I downloaded emacs distribution for windows 64-bit binaries
> (emacs-26.3-x86_64.zip) and the associated signature file
> (emacs-26.3-x86_64.zip.sig) from the location
> http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/emacs/windows/emacs-26/
>
> My attempt to verify the signature says that the signing certificate has
> expired a few months ago.
> Is it still safe to use this download?


Yes. I am considering what to do about the expired key.

Phil
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