Re: [PATCH 3/9] docs: reflect actual double signature for tags
From: Junio C Hamano <hidden>
Date: 2025-09-19 22:34:04
"brian m. carlson" [off-list ref] writes:
Signed Tags ~~~~~~~~~~~ +We add new fields "gpgsig" and "gpgsig-sha256" to the tag object format to +allow signing tags in both formats. The in-body signature is used for the +signature in the current hash algorithm and the header is used for the +signature in the other algorithm. Thus, a dual-signature tag will contain both
Not suggesting a change in the text, but to make sure I am reading the new text correctly. Does "the other algorithm" refer to the compatibility hash algorithm specified by the compatObjectFormat extension and the "current" algorithm refers to the objectFormat extension?
+an in-body signature and a gpgsig-sha256 header for the SHA-1 format of an +object or both an in-body signature and a gpgsig header for the SHA-256 format +of and object. -This means tags can be signed +The signed payload of the tag is the content of the tag in the current +algorithm with both its gpgsig and gpgsig-sha256 fields and
My reading of the previous paragraph is that we cannot have gpgsig and gpgsig-sha256 fields on a single object at the same time. Should we say "gpgsig or gpgsig-sha256" (instead of "and"), to get the resulting text parsable as: both its gpgsig or gpgsig-sha256 fields and "-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----" delimited in-body signature removed. instead?
+"-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----" delimited in-body signature removed. -1. using SHA-1 only, as in existing signed tag objects -2. using both SHA-1 and SHA-256, by using gpgsig-sha256 and an in-body - signature. -3. using only SHA-256, by only using the gpgsig-sha256 field. +This means tags can be signed using one or both algorithms. Mergetag embedding ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~