docs: Clarify that container signatures expect a single signature packet #426
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Sure, makes sense to clarify this.
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| (e.g. it MUST NOT be an unsigned “Literal Message”, | ||
| a “Cleartext Signature” as defined in RFC 4880 section 7, | ||
| or any other non-signature format). | ||
| - The blob MUST contain one single "Signature Packet" as defined in RFC 4880 section 5.2. |
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‘must not contain multiple ”Signature Packet”s’, to be unambiguous?
As a non-native speaker, I don’t read “must contain one” to prohibit “must not contain two”; the “single” sort of does imply uniqueness, but that kind of grammar is not taught in introductory English courses.
Clarify that OpenPGP container signatures are expected to contain exactly one signature packet. This clarification is necessary because, according to RFC 4880, a "Signed Message" may contain a sequence of signature packets. This case might not be correctly handled by the existing verification software. Signed-off-by: Roberto Hueso Gomez <roberto@robertohueso.org>
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Clarify that OpenPGP container signatures are expected to contain a single signature packet.
This clarification is necessary because, according to RFC 4880, a "Signed Message" may contain a sequence of signature packets. This case might not be correctly handled by the existing verification software.
More info on this on this PR in #423