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authorGlenn Morris2014-06-04 23:15:44 -0700
committerGlenn Morris2014-06-04 23:15:44 -0700
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Some documentation for signing of packages
* doc/emacs/package.texi (Package Menu, Package Installation): Mention signed packages. * doc/lispref/package.texi (Package Archives): Mention signing packages. * lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el (package-check-signature) (package-unsigned-archives): Doc fixes. * etc/NEWS: Related edits.
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817** Package 817** Package
818 818
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820*** The package library now supports digital signing of packages.
821Maintainers of package archives should consider signing their packages
822to enhance security.
823
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825**** If the user option `package-check-signature' is non-nil,
826Emacs tries to check package signatures at install time.
827The value `allow-unsigned' allows installation of unsigned packages.
828
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830**** The user option `package-unsigned-archives' lists archives where
831Emacs will not try to check signatures.
832
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820*** New option `package-pinned-packages'. This is useful if you have multiple 834*** New option `package-pinned-packages'. This is useful if you have multiple
821archives enabled, with more than one offering a package that you want. 835archives enabled, with more than one offering a package that you want.
822 836
823FIXME
824*** New options `package-check-signature' and `package-unsigned-archives'.
825
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827*** In the `list-packages' buffer, you can use `f' (`package-menu-filter') 838*** In the `list-packages' buffer, you can use `f' (`package-menu-filter')
828to filter the list of packages by a keyword. 839to filter the list of packages by a keyword.