Use the gpg --sender option

* lisp/epg.el (epg-start-encrypt)
* lisp/gnus/mml-sec.el (mml-secure-epg-encrypt): When
'mml-secure-openpgp-sign-with-sender' is non-nil message sender's
email address (in addition to its old behaviour) will also be used
to set gpg's "--sender email@domain" option.

3 files changed, 38 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 966bdda456a..7e10d132dbe 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -1379,6 +1379,22 @@ are formatted as MIME digests.
 *** 'message-forward-included-headers' has changed its default to
 exclude most headers when forwarding.
 
+*** 'mml-secure-openpgp-sign-with-sender' sets also "gpg --sender"
+When 'mml-secure-openpgp-sign-with-sender' is non-nil message sender's
+email address (in addition to its old behaviour) will also be used to
+set gpg's "--sender email@domain" option.
+
+The option is useful for two reasons when verifying the signature:
+
+ 1. GnuPG's TOFU statistics are updated for the specific user id
+    (email) only. See gpg(1) man page about "--sender".
+
+ 2. GnuPG's --auto-key-retrieve functionality can use WKD (web key
+    directory) method for finding the signer's key. You need GnuPG
+    2.2.17 to fully benefit from this feature. See gpg(1) man page for
+    "--auto-key-retrieve".
+
+---
 ** EasyPG
 
 ---
@@ -1391,6 +1407,13 @@ It now applies to epg functions as well as epa functions.
 been removed.  Use 'encode-coding-string', 'decode-coding-string', and
 'select-safe-coding-system' instead.
 
+*** 'epg-context' structure supports now 'sender' slot
+The value of the new 'sender' slot (if a string) is used to set gpg's
+--sender option. This feature is used by
+'mml-secure-openpgp-sign-with-sender'. See gpg(1) manual page about
+"--sender" for more information.
+
+---
 ** Rmail
 
 +++
diff --git a/lisp/epg.el b/lisp/epg.el
index 8029bf5a931..ce58c520f17 100644
--- a/lisp/epg.el
+++ b/lisp/epg.el
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@
   progress-callback
   edit-callback
   signers
+  sender
   sig-notations
   process
   output-file
@@ -1616,6 +1617,9 @@ If you are unsure, use synchronous version of this function
                                      (epg-sub-key-id
                                       (car (epg-key-sub-key-list signer)))))
                              (epg-context-signers context)))
+                     (let ((sender (epg-context-sender context)))
+                       (when (stringp sender)
+                         (list "--sender" sender)))
                      (epg--args-from-sig-notations
                       (epg-context-sig-notations context))
                      (if (epg-data-file plain)
@@ -1711,6 +1715,10 @@ If you are unsure, use synchronous version of this function
                                                 signer)))))
                                  (epg-context-signers context))))
                      (if sign
+                         (let ((sender (epg-context-sender context)))
+                           (when (stringp sender)
+                             (list "--sender" sender))))
+                     (if sign
                          (epg--args-from-sig-notations
                           (epg-context-sig-notations context)))
                      (apply #'nconc
diff --git a/lisp/gnus/mml-sec.el b/lisp/gnus/mml-sec.el
index 02a27b367cd..07d20285343 100644
--- a/lisp/gnus/mml-sec.el
+++ b/lisp/gnus/mml-sec.el
@@ -497,7 +497,8 @@ https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=18718"
   'mml2015-sign-with-sender 'mml-secure-openpgp-sign-with-sender "25.1")
 ;mml1991-sign-with-sender did never exist.
 (defcustom mml-secure-openpgp-sign-with-sender nil
-  "If t, use message sender to find an OpenPGP key to sign with."
+  "If t, use message sender to find an OpenPGP key to sign with.
+Also use message's sender with GnuPG's --sender option."
   :group 'mime-security
   :type 'boolean)
 
@@ -913,7 +914,9 @@ If no one is selected, symmetric encryption will be performed.  "
          cipher signers)
     (when sign
       (setq signers (mml-secure-signers context signer-names))
-      (setf (epg-context-signers context) signers))
+      (setf (epg-context-signers context) signers)
+      (when mml-secure-openpgp-sign-with-sender
+        (setf (epg-context-sender context) sender)))
     (when (eq 'OpenPGP protocol)
       (setf (epg-context-armor context) t)
       (setf (epg-context-textmode context) t))
@@ -944,6 +947,8 @@ If no one is selected, symmetric encryption will be performed.  "
       (setf (epg-context-armor context) t)
       (setf (epg-context-textmode context) t))
     (setf (epg-context-signers context) signers)
+    (when mml-secure-openpgp-sign-with-sender
+      (setf (epg-context-sender context) sender))
     (when (mml-secure-cache-passphrase-p protocol)
       (epg-context-set-passphrase-callback
        context