Re: [RFC PATCH 4/4] Make git fetch verify signed tags

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Hi,

On Sun, 23 Nov 2008, Deskin Miller wrote:

> When git fetch downloads signed tag objects, make it verify them right 
> then.  This extends the output summary of fetch to include "(good 
> signature)" for valid tags and "(BAD SIGNATURE)" for invalid tags.  If 
> the user does not have the correct key in the gpg keyring, gpg returns 
> 2, verify_tag_sha1 returns -2 and nothing additional is output about the 
> tag's validity.

This must be turned off by default, IMO.  You cannot expect each and every 
developer to have gpg _and_ all those public keys installed.

Ciao,
Dscho


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