On 07/01/2016 08:32 PM, Zenaan Harkness wrote: > Does anyone know how to have an automatic association between a pgp > public key and a 'specified by me' email address?
That's easy in Enigmail. > As in, some people create gpg keys which do not include their email > address, and I would have thought it trivial for me, in my own keyring, > to associate a public key I have received, with one or more email > addresses of my choosing (and / or the person's name, as fair as I know > the name etc). > > gpg --edit-key HASH > brings up a prompt, and help gives things like trust and list, and there > is a "notation" sub command which sounds perfect for the job, but can > only operate on private keys, not public keys. > > This all does not make sense to me. When someone sends me an email, > signed with their private key, and I get a copy of their public key, I > should be able to associate their public key, with their email address, > even if their own signing of their pub/sub public key does not include > that particular (or any) email address. > > What gives? > > TIA >