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Heiko Schaefer
cdeff965ce
drop extraneous link 2024-01-03 13:03:55 +01:00
Heiko Schaefer
331800e3ed
Minor edit 2024-01-02 22:22:43 +01:00
heiko
b1e14f9e6f Merge pull request 'Signatures over data: Differentiate inline-signed messages between one-pass- and prefixed-signed messages' (#247) from paul-inline-signed into main
Reviewed-on: https://codeberg.org/openpgp/notes/pulls/247
2024-01-02 21:20:58 +00:00
Heiko Schaefer
cc7d582536
Update TSK.svg from skvis 2023-12-29 12:42:03 +01:00
Heiko Schaefer
096efc3635
Add some more context to prefixed signed format 2023-12-28 04:22:17 +01:00
Heiko Schaefer
fcab56b666
Fix some link markup, minor edits. 2023-12-28 04:16:27 +01:00
Heiko Schaefer
6f3956c3a6
Attempt to clarify and structure "nesting" section, some more 2023-12-28 04:16:27 +01:00
Heiko Schaefer
7774b7a07a
readme 2023-12-27 20:57:04 +01:00
Heiko Schaefer
fda7264f10
Move away from using "plaintext" to refer to signed data 2023-12-27 03:50:43 +01:00
Heiko Schaefer
eec47a6401
Simplify "nesting" section 2023-12-27 03:45:14 +01:00
Heiko Schaefer
d944396391
Add a separate section about hashing of inline signature payload 2023-12-27 03:36:58 +01:00
Heiko Schaefer
468f38da6d
Move verification-related text to the right section 2023-12-27 03:32:15 +01:00
Heiko Schaefer
99ea7856cd
Link to one-pass signature packet section from glossary 2023-12-27 03:32:15 +01:00
Heiko Schaefer
59832e220b
Edits for clarity; normalize "inline signed".
Inline signed: without dash, to correspond with "one-pass signed". C-R seems inconsistent about this styling.
2023-12-27 03:32:15 +01:00
Heiko Schaefer
7e0fff2c30
adjust the logo files 2023-12-26 22:09:41 +01:00
Heiko Schaefer
415ac4e3f0
Install python-sphinx-sitemap (for links and epub CI jobs) 2023-12-24 17:29:09 +01:00
Heiko Schaefer
4c40c10799
Use sphinx_sitemap 2023-12-24 17:15:13 +01:00
Heiko Schaefer
2b879ce908
Install python-sphinx-sitemap 2023-12-24 17:15:12 +01:00
Heiko Schaefer
7b4031dc0a
Move "nesting" section up into the OPS section 2023-12-23 19:09:17 +01:00
Heiko Schaefer
2444e6cc93
Adjust styling of "one-pass" in the nesting section 2023-12-23 04:01:07 +01:00
Heiko Schaefer
ecf0bc1c7b
Move technical details about inline signatures into the "advanced" chapter 2023-12-22 19:39:04 +01:00
Heiko Schaefer
48e83cc0ad
Merge branch 'paul-glossary' into paul-inline-signed-test
# Conflicts:
#	book/source/glossary.md
2023-12-22 16:18:39 +01:00
Heiko Schaefer
c4d1d05be9
Generalize the text: the data that gets signed in an OpenPGP message, not necessarily a literal data packet 2023-12-20 19:55:05 +01:00
Heiko Schaefer
7bd0e5599e
Add glossary entries about OpenPGP messages, to generalize the data signatures chapter 2023-12-20 19:54:53 +01:00
Heiko Schaefer
7d756c77ee
Shift away from "plaintext" term for the signed data
Talking about "plaintext" seems potentially confusing, especially when signing an encrypted message.
2023-12-20 15:20:21 +01:00
Heiko Schaefer
ad68dc83da
Additional elaboration on one-pass signature packet 2023-12-20 14:55:23 +01:00
Heiko Schaefer
0ba4461f3b
Normalize dash styling
(Mirroring styling in c-r)
2023-12-20 12:02:09 +01:00
edc2c8322d
Add diagram for prefixed-signed message 2023-12-19 18:54:05 +01:00
70b6bd2f43
Fix diagrams 2023-12-19 18:53:53 +01:00
23d97d6912
Incorporate diagram of OPS-signed message 2023-12-19 18:34:22 +01:00
b338286947
Clarify the reason for OPS sigs more and tweak the text structure 2023-12-19 17:25:12 +01:00
Heiko Schaefer
99e2ea7cdd
Expand glossary entries for inline signatures forms. 2023-12-19 15:45:07 +01:00
Heiko Schaefer
cf765f0b44
Add link target headers 2023-12-19 13:37:05 +01:00
Heiko Schaefer
864ed59a64
Edits for clarity 2023-12-19 13:34:51 +01:00
Heiko Schaefer
b2199d95c5
Adjust styling of "One-pass signed" to use only one dash, and "Prefixed Signed" accordingly
(This mirrors section 10.3 in c-r)
2023-12-19 13:29:08 +01:00
Heiko Schaefer
e9a21f1d2d
Partially flatten section hierarchy for less depth 2023-12-19 13:29:08 +01:00
Heiko Schaefer
3d89f01246
Add note: a one-pass signature packet is not a type of signature 2023-12-19 13:29:08 +01:00
Heiko Schaefer
7ef91f4d05
Structure: separate sections for One-pass-signed and Prefixed-signed messages 2023-12-19 13:29:07 +01:00
Heiko Schaefer
16c6d0c265
Complete unfinished sentence 2023-12-19 13:29:06 +01:00
Heiko Schaefer
819d5e6868
Adjust glossary link
I think this sentence is more about the higher level concept of "data signatures" than about signature packets.
2023-12-19 13:28:23 +01:00
a174779c1d
Fix typo 2023-12-14 12:38:55 +01:00
01e18a835b
Differentiate inline-signed messages between one-pass-signed and prefix-signed messages 2023-12-14 12:35:23 +01:00
6d63342455
Fix glossary entry of Packet 2023-12-14 12:33:39 +01:00
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@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ steps:
image: archlinux:latest image: archlinux:latest
commands: commands:
- pacman -Sy --needed --noconfirm archlinux-keyring - pacman -Sy --needed --noconfirm archlinux-keyring
- pacman -Syu --needed --noconfirm epubcheck inkscape noto-fonts make patch python-myst-parser python-sphinx python-sphinxext-opengraph ttf-montserrat - pacman -Syu --needed --noconfirm epubcheck inkscape noto-fonts make patch python-myst-parser python-sphinx python-sphinxext-opengraph python-sphinx-sitemap ttf-montserrat
# fix sphinx: https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/issues/11598 # fix sphinx: https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/issues/11598
- patch -Np1 -d /usr/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ -i "$(pwd)/book/patches/sphinx-11766.patch" - patch -Np1 -d /usr/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ -i "$(pwd)/book/patches/sphinx-11766.patch"
- make -C book epub-check - make -C book epub-check

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@ -19,5 +19,5 @@ steps:
image: archlinux:latest image: archlinux:latest
commands: commands:
- pacman -Sy --needed --noconfirm archlinux-keyring - pacman -Sy --needed --noconfirm archlinux-keyring
- pacman -Syu --needed --noconfirm inkscape lychee make noto-fonts python-myst-parser python-sphinx python-sphinxext-opengraph ttf-montserrat - pacman -Syu --needed --noconfirm inkscape lychee make noto-fonts python-myst-parser python-sphinx python-sphinxext-opengraph python-sphinx-sitemap ttf-montserrat
- make -C book html-linkcheck - make -C book html-linkcheck

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@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ WORKDIR /book
# fix EPUB rendering: https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/issues/11598 # fix EPUB rendering: https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/issues/11598
RUN \ RUN \
pacman -Sy --needed --noconfirm archlinux-keyring \ pacman -Sy --needed --noconfirm archlinux-keyring \
&& pacman -Syu --needed --noconfirm inkscape make noto-fonts patch python-myst-parser python-sphinx python-sphinxext-opengraph ttf-montserrat \ && pacman -Syu --needed --noconfirm inkscape make noto-fonts patch python-myst-parser python-sphinx python-sphinxext-opengraph python-sphinx-sitemap ttf-montserrat \
&& patch -Np1 -d /usr/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ -i /book/patches/sphinx-11766.patch \ && patch -Np1 -d /usr/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ -i /book/patches/sphinx-11766.patch \
&& make epub html && make epub html

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@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ The "Notes on OpenPGP" project aims to produce accessible documentation for the
A book for application developers who want to integrate OpenPGP functionality into their software. A book for application developers who want to integrate OpenPGP functionality into their software.
This book serves a standalone introduction to the concepts of OpenPGP. It also introduces readers to the [OpenPGP RFC](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-openpgp-crypto-refresh/). This book serves as a standalone introduction to the concepts of OpenPGP. It also introduces readers to the [OpenPGP RFC](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-openpgp-crypto-refresh/).
## Rendered versions of this text ## Rendered versions of this text

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# Advanced material: Signatures over data # Advanced material: Signatures over data
## Nesting of one-pass signatures (adv-inline-signature)=
## Internals of inline signed messages
Signing a message using the one-pass mechanism involves prepending a *One-Pass-Signature* (OPS) packet to the message and appending the corresponding signature, sandwiching the signed content. Inline signed messages are one of the forms of [OpenPGP data signatures](forms-of-data-signatures). An {term}`inline signed message <inline signature>` joins the signed data and its corresponding {term}`data signature` into a single {term}`OpenPGP message`.
An OpenPGP message can contain multiple signatures added that way. OpenPGP defines two variant forms of inline signed messages:
```{note} 1. **{term}`One-pass signed messages<One-pass signed Message>`** This is the commonly used format for inline signed messages. A signer can produce and a verifier can verify this format in one pass.
One-Pass-Signatures are nested, meaning the outermost One-Pass-Signature packet corresponds to the outermost signature packet. 2. **{term}`Prefixed signed messages<Prefixed signed Message>`** This format predates[^inline-signature-formats] {term}`one-pass signed messages<One-pass signed Message>` and is conceptually slightly simpler. However, it is now rarely used and can be considered a legacy format.
[^inline-signature-formats]: One-pass signing was [first specified in RFC 2440](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2440.html#section-5.4). The format was not supported in PGP 2.6.x. For one discussion of the feature in the lead-up to the standardization of RFC 2440, see [here](https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/msg/openpgp/U4Qg3Z9bj-RDgpwW5nmRNetOZKY/).
(one-pass-signature)=
### One-pass signed message
This is the commonly used format for inline signed messages.
#### Structure
A {term}`one-pass signed<One-pass signed Message>` {term}`OpenPGP message` consists of three segments:
1. **{term}`One-pass signature packets<One-pass signature packet>`**: These one or more {term}`packets<Packet>` precede the signed data and enable {term}`signature<OpenPGP Signature Packet>` computation (both creation and verification) in a single pass.
2. **{term}`OpenPGP message`**: This contains the original payload data (e.g., the body of a message), which is signed without additional interpretation or conversion. Internally, a signed [message](https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-ietf-openpgp-crypto-refresh-12.html#name-openpgp-messages) consists of one or more OpenPGP packets. This payload is typically stored as either a {term}`Literal Data Packet`, or a {term}`Compressed Data Packet`.
3. **{term}`Data signature packets<OpenPGP Signature Packet>`**: These contain the {term}`cryptographic signature` corresponding to the signed data.
```{figure} ../plain_svg/ops-signed-message.svg
:name: fig-ops-signed-message
:alt: Depicts the structure of a one-pass signed message. Two one-pass signatures lead a literal data packet, followed by two signature packets. Arrows show, how the hash-algorithm field of the one-pass signatures is inspected in order to initiate the hashing procedure.
The structure of a one-pass signed message.
``` ```
When a message is signed, the signature is always calculated over the contents of the literal data packet, not the literal data packet itself.
This means, that if a message, which is compressed using a compressed data packet is wrapped using a one-pass-signature, the signature is still being calculated over the plaintext inside the literal data packet.
There is one exception though.
```{note} ```{note}
Of course there is. Despite its name, a {term}`one-pass signature packet` is not a type of {term}`signature packet<OpenPGP Signature Packet>`.
Instead, it's a type of auxiliary packet that can be used in conjunction with {term}`signature packets<OpenPGP Signature Packet>`, to enable efficient generation and checking of inline signed messages.
The structure of a {term}`one-pass signature packet` closely mirrors an {term}`OpenPGP signature packet`. However, it does not contain a cryptographic signature.
``` ```
The OPS packet has a "nested" flag[^nested-flag], which can either be `1` or `0`. (one-pass-signature-packet)=
If this flag is set to `0`, it indicates that further OPSs will follow this packet, which are calculated over the same plaintext data as this OPS is. A value of `1` indicates, that either no further OPS packets will follow (this OPS is the last), or that this OPS is calculated over the the usual plaintext data, but wrapped inside any OPS+Signature combinations that follow this OPS. #### The function of the one-pass signature packet
[^nested-flag]: See [description of the nested flag](https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-ietf-openpgp-crypto-refresh-12.html#section-5.4-3.8.1). The purpose of this packet is efficient handling of inline signed messages in *stream processing* mode. This is particularly important when the signed message is large and exceeds available memory in size.
This mechanism enables attested signatures, where the signer signs an already one-pass-signed message including the already contained signature. Without this packet, the position of signature packets within an inline signed OpenPGP message constitutes a trade-off:
- The producer of a signed OpenPGP message wants to streamline the signature calculation process in such a way that allows to emit a copy of the signed data while calculating the cryptographic signature. On the signer's side, the signature packet is therefore easy to store after the signed data.
- The verifier, on the other hand, needs some information from the signature packet to perform the signature verification process. In particular, the verifier needs to know which hash algorithm was used to calculate the signature, to perform the same hashing operation on the message data.
As a consequence, without a {term}`one-pass signature packet`, either:
- The producer would need to process the input data twice:
- once to calculate the cryptographic signature, and
- a second time to emit the signed data (this format result is a [](prefixed-signature)), or
- The verifier would need to process the OpenPGP message twice:
- once to read the signature packets at the end to determine the hash algorithm, and
- a second time to process the body of the message, and calculate the hash verifying the signature.
The one-pass signature packet solves this issue by allowing both the *creation* and *verification* of a signed message in a single pass. The one-pass signature packet effectively contains an advance copy of the data in the signature packet, but without the cryptographic signature data.
The signer can easily emit the metadata in the one-pass signature packet before processing the full message. For the verifier, availability of this metadata at the start of the signed message enables processing of the message body.
Even in stream processing mode, signers can efficiently generate one-pass signed messages, and verifiers can efficiently check them.
#### Creation
To produce a {term}`one-pass inline signature<One-pass signed Message>`, the {term}`signer` decides on a hash algorithm and emits a {term}`one-pass signature packet<One-pass Signature Packet>` into the destination {term}`OpenPGP message`. This contains essential information such as the {term}`fingerprint<OpenPGP Fingerprint>` of the {term}`signing key<OpenPGP Component Key>` and the {term}`hash<Hash Digest>` algorithm used for computing the {term}`signature<OpenPGP Signature Packet>`'s {term}`hash digest`. The signer then processes the entirety of the signed message, emitting it as a series of one or more {term}`packets<Packet>` into the message as well. Once the data is processed, the {term}`signer` calculates a {term}`cryptographic signature` using the calculated hash value. Lastly, the result is emitted as a {term}`data signature packet` to the output message, and the whole packet sequence can be efficiently stored or transmitted.
#### Verification
For efficient {term}`verification`, an application must understand how to handle the {term}`OpenPGP message` prior to reading from it. This requirement is addressed by the {term}`one-pass signature packets<One-pass Signature Packet>` located at the beginning of {term}`inline signed<Inline Signature>` messages. This setup enables the verifier to process the data correctly and efficiently in a single pass.
Strictly speaking, knowing just the hash algorithm would be sufficient to begin the verification process. However, having efficient access to the signer's fingerprint or key ID upfront allows OpenPGP software to fetch the signer's certificate(s) before processing the entirety of the - potentially large - signed data. This may involve downloading the certificate from a keyserver. In case fetching the signer's certificate(s) fails, or requires additional input from the user, it is better to signal the user about this before processing the data.
{term}`one-pass inline signed messages<One-pass signed Message>` enable efficient {term}`verification` in *one pass*, structured as follows:
1. **Initiation with {term}`one-pass signature packets<One-pass Signature Packet>`**: These {term}`packets<Packet>` begin the {term}`verification` process. They include the {term}`signer`'s {term}`key ID`/{term}`fingerprint<OpenPGP Fingerprint>`, essential for identifying the appropriate {term}`public key<OpenPGP Certificate>` for signature {term}`validation`.
2. **Processing the {term}`OpenPGP message`**: This step involves {term}`hashing<Hash Digest>` its data, preparing it for {term}`signature<OpenPGP Signature Packet>` {term}`verification`.
3. **{term}`Verifying<Verification>` {term}`signature packets<OpenPGP Signature Packet>`**: Located at the end of the message, these {term}`packets<Packet>` are checked against the previously calculated {term}`hash digest`.
Important to note, the {term}`signer`'s {term}`public key<OpenPGP Certificate>`, critical for the final {term}`verification` step, is not embedded in the message. Verifiers must acquire this {term}`key` externally (e.g., from a {term}`key server`) to authenticate the {term}`signature<OpenPGP Signature Packet>` successfully.
#### Nesting of one-pass signatures
A {term}`one-pass signed message` can actually contain multiple, nested, signatures.
Formally, this is the case because in the [OpenPGP message grammar](https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-ietf-openpgp-crypto-refresh-12.html#name-openpgp-messages) when an input OpenPGP message is one-pass signed, the resulting sequence of packets is in turn also considered an OpenPGP message.
Thus, this signed message can be one-pass signed yet again. This construction means that all signature packet pairs bracket the innermost message, and the outermost one-pass signature packet corresponds to the outermost signature packet.
##### Two semantics of nested signatures
There are two different use cases and semantics for nested one-pass signatures:
- Multiple signers issue independent cryptographic signatures that are stored in one shared (and thus space-efficient) inline signed message. In this case, each signer makes a cryptographic statement about just the signed message. The signatures are independent of each other.
- Alternatively, a signer can sign not just the input message, but also include previous signatures in their signature. In this case, the signer makes a cryptographic statement about the pre-existing signature(s) combined with the signed message. This means that the new signer attests the previous signature(s)[^but-why].
[^but-why]: It's unclear to the authors of this text if any real-world use case for signatures that notarize inner signatures exists.
##### How to pick one
When nesting one-pass signatures, the default expectation would be that each enclosing signature makes a statement about the complete message it contains, including any one-pass signatures within the inner message.
Issuers of signatures can choose the semantics of their signature, using the ["nested" flag](https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-ietf-openpgp-crypto-refresh-12.html#section-5.4-3.8.1) in the {term}`one-pass signature packet`. The "nested" flag has a value of either `1` or `0`.
Meaning of the "nested" flag:
- `0` means that the one-pass signature that this signature encloses is *not* signed/attested. The new signature doesn't make a cryptographic statement about the directly enclosed signature. If the directly enclosed one-pass signature also has its "nested" flag set to `0`, the enclosing signature also doesn't include the subsequent inner signature in its hashing, and so on.
- `1` means that this one-pass signature makes a cryptographic statement about the full message that it encloses, including all enclosed signatures, if any.
A typical pattern of use is to set the "nested" flag to `1` on the innermost signature and to `0` on all enclosing signatures. With this pattern, all signatures are independent of each other. Each signature makes a statement about just the innermost message payload (which is stored in a literal data packet).
##### Examples
As a practical example, consider the following notation: As a practical example, consider the following notation:
* `LIT("Hello World")` represents a literal data packet with the content `Hello World`. * `LIT("Hello World")` represents a literal data packet with the content `Hello World`.
* `COMP(XYZ)` represents a compressed data packet over some other packet `XYZ`. * `COMP(XYZ)` represents a compressed data packet over some other packet `XYZ`.
* `OPS₁` represents a one-pass-signature packet with the nested flag set to `1`. Analogous, `OPS₀` has the nested flag set to `0`. * `OPS₁` represents a one-pass signature packet with the nested flag set to `1`. Analogous, `OPS₀` has the nested flag set to `0`.
* `SIG` represents a signature packet. * `SIG` represents a signature packet.
A normal, one-pass-signed message looks like this: A normal, one-pass signed message looks like this:
`OPS₁ LIT("Hello World") SIG` `OPS₁ LIT("Hello World") SIG`
Here, the signature is calculated over the plaintext `Hello World`, as is it in a message that has the following form: `OPS₁ COMP(LIT("Hello World")) SIG`. Here, the signature is calculated over the payload `Hello World`. The signature doesn't change if the signed message is instead stored as: `OPS₁ COMP(LIT("Hello World")) SIG` (also see [](hashing-inline-data)).
A message, where multiple one-pass-signatures are calculated over the same plaintext looks the following: A message, where multiple independent one-pass signatures are calculated over the same payload looks the following:
`OPS₀ OPS₀ OPS₁ LIT("Hello World") SIG SIG SIG` `OPS₀ OPS₀ OPS₁ LIT("Hello World") SIG SIG SIG` - all three signatures are calculated over the same payload `Hello World`.
All three signatures are calculated over the same plaintext `Hello World`. By contrast, a message, where the signer attests an already signed message has the following format:
`OPS₁ OPS₁ LIT("Hello World") SIG SIG`. While the inner signature is calculated over the usual payload `Hello World`, the outer signature is instead calculated over `OPS₁ Hello World SIG`.
Now, a message, where the signer attests an already signed message has the following format: (prefixed-signature)=
`OPS₁ OPS₁ LIT("Hello World") SIG SIG` ### Prefixed signed message
While the inner signature is calculated over the usual plaintext `Hello World`, the outer signature is instead calculated over `OPS₁ Hello World SIG`. A {term}`prefixed signed message` consists of {term}`signature packet(s)<signature packet>` followed by the message. For the verifier, processing one-pass signed and prefixed signed messages are equally convenient. However, on the signer's side, it takes more resources to generate a {term}`prefixed signed message`.
This is a legacy format. Not all modern implementations support it. However, for example, GnuPG 2.4.x can validate messages with this signature format.
#### Structure
In this format, the signature packets are stored ahead of the message itself:
1. **{term}`Data signature packets<OpenPGP Signature Packet>`**: These one or more packets contain the {term}`cryptographic signature` corresponding to the original data.
2. **{term}`OpenPGP message`**: This contains the original data (e.g., the body of a message), without additional interpretation or conversion.
```{figure} ../plain_svg/prefixed-signed-message.svg
:name: fig-prefixed-signed-message
:alt: Depicts the structure of a prefixed signed message. As an example, two signature packets lead a literal data packet. Arrows show, how the signatures hash algorithm field is inspected to start the hashing procedure.
Structure of a prefixed signed message.
```
Compared to a {term}`one-pass signed message`, there are no {term}`one-pass signature packets<One-pass Signature Packet>` in this format, and the (otherwise equivalent) {term}`signature packet(s)<signature packet>` are stored ahead of the signed data.
```{note}
Even when a prefixed signed message contains multiple signature packets, each signature packet contains an independent signature of just the message payload. Signatures do not include subsequent signatures in their hashes, every signature is only over the raw payload data of the message.
```
#### Format is inefficient for the signer
For verification, this format is equally convenient as the one-pass signed message form.
However, when a signer creates a {term}`prefixed signed message`, the signed data must be processed twice:
- once reading it to calculate the cryptographic signature, and
- once more to store the data in the generated OpenPGP message, after the signature packet(s).
(hashing-inline-data)=
### Hashing the signed payload of an inline signature
When inline signing a message, the hash for the signed content is calculated over just the raw payload contained in a literal data packet. No metadata of the literal data packet is included in the signed hash. Even if a compressed data packet wraps the literal data packet, the inline signature is still calculated over the uncompressed content of the literal data packet.
The calculation of inline data signatures is unusual in two regards:
- Most OpenPGP signature calculations include packet metadata, but for literal data packets, only the payload is hashed.
- Packets are usually hashed without transforming the packet content for hashing. Decompressing the content of a compressed data packet for hashing is an exception to this pattern.
However, this approach means that detached signatures and inline signatures are calculated on exactly the same data.
One format can be transformed into the other, after the fact, without requiring the private key material of the signer. A compression layer can be inserted or removed without disturbing the validity of an existing signature.

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See {term}`OpenPGP Component Key`. See {term}`OpenPGP Component Key`.
Compressed Data Packet Compressed Data Packet
A packet containing a compressed {term}`OpenPGP Message` (typically a {term}`Literal Data Packet`). A {term}`packet` that contains a compressed {term}`OpenPGP Message` (typically a {term}`Literal Data Packet`). A Compressed Data Packet represents a "compressed message".
Compression Compression
See {term}`Data Compression`. See {term}`Data Compression`.
@ -245,7 +245,14 @@ Initial Introducer
An {term}`OpenPGP Certificate` explicitly {term}`delegated<Delegation>` to from a {term}`Trust Anchor`. An {term}`OpenPGP Certificate` explicitly {term}`delegated<Delegation>` to from a {term}`Trust Anchor`.
Inline Signature Inline Signature
A {term}`Data Signature` which exists encapsulated alongside the data it was created for in an OpenPGP container. See [](forms-of-data-signatures). An [inline signature](inline-signature) is a type of {term}`OpenPGP message` which stores a {term}`Data Signature` alongside the message it signs. Both the message and the signature are stored in a shared OpenPGP container.
The standard defines two variant formats for inline signatures:
- {term}`One-pass signed Message`: This format is now commonly used.
- {term}`Prefixed signed Message`: This is a historical format. It is still supported, but rarely used.
For more context, see [](forms-of-data-signatures).
Issuer Issuer
An entity, that created an {term}`OpenPGP Signature Packet` using a {term}`Transferable Secret Key`. An entity, that created an {term}`OpenPGP Signature Packet` using a {term}`Transferable Secret Key`.
@ -307,7 +314,11 @@ Life-cycle Management
See [](self-signatures). See [](self-signatures).
Literal Data Packet Literal Data Packet
A {term}`packet` which contains the plaintext data of an encrypted and/or signed message. See [RFC 5.9](https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-ietf-openpgp-crypto-refresh-12.html#lit) for more details. A {term}`packet` that contains a payload of data. It represents a "literal message".
A literal data packet typically stores the paintext data of an encrypted message, and/or the data of an inline signed message.
See [RFC 5.9](https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-ietf-openpgp-crypto-refresh-12.html#lit).
MAC MAC
See {term}`Message Authentication Code`. See {term}`Message Authentication Code`.
@ -336,7 +347,15 @@ Notation Tag
Part of a {term}`Notation` name. Part of a {term}`Notation` name.
One-pass Signature Packet One-pass Signature Packet
One or more {term}`packets<OpenPGP Signature Packet>` before the actual data in a {term}`Data Signature` which contain information to allow a receiving {term}`implementation<OpenPGP Implementation>` to create {term}`hashes<Hash Digest>` required for signature verification. See [RFC 5.4](https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-ietf-openpgp-crypto-refresh-12.html#one-pass-sig) for more details. One or more {term}`packets<Packet>` before the actual data in a {term}`Data Signature` which contain information to allow a receiving {term}`implementation<OpenPGP Implementation>` to create {term}`hashes<Hash Digest>` required for signature verification.
See [](one-pass-signature-packet).
Also see [RFC 5.4](https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-ietf-openpgp-crypto-refresh-12.html#one-pass-sig).
One-pass signed Message
The commonly used form of an OpenPGP {term}`Inline Signature`. It combines an {term}`OpenPGP Message` with {term}`signature packets<OpenPGP Signature Packet>` and accompanying auxiliary {term}`One-pass signatures<One-pass Signature Packet>`.
For details see [](one-pass-signature).
OpenPGP Certificate OpenPGP Certificate
An OpenPGP certificate contains public key material, identity claims and third party certifications (but no private key material) An OpenPGP certificate contains public key material, identity claims and third party certifications (but no private key material)
@ -344,6 +363,9 @@ OpenPGP Certificate
OpenPGP Component Key OpenPGP Component Key
An {term}`OpenPGP Primary Key` or {term}`OpenPGP Subkey`. For an in-depth discussion see [](component-keys). An {term}`OpenPGP Primary Key` or {term}`OpenPGP Subkey`. For an in-depth discussion see [](component-keys).
OpenPGP data
Any data in OpenPGP format, represented as a series of OpenPGP packets. The data could for example represent an {term}`OpenPGP Certificate`, or an {term}`OpenPGP Signature Packet` combined with plaintext or encrypted data.
OpenPGP Fingerprint OpenPGP Fingerprint
An OpenPGP Fingerprint is a shorthand representation of an {term}`OpenPGP Component Key`. Fingerprints effectively act as unique identifiers. See [](fingerprint). An OpenPGP Fingerprint is a shorthand representation of an {term}`OpenPGP Component Key`. Fingerprints effectively act as unique identifiers. See [](fingerprint).
@ -356,7 +378,14 @@ OpenPGP Key
Used either for an {term}`OpenPGP Certificate` (containing public key material and metadata), or for an {term}`OpenPGP Private Key`. See [](/certificates) for an in-depth discussion. Used either for an {term}`OpenPGP Certificate` (containing public key material and metadata), or for an {term}`OpenPGP Private Key`. See [](/certificates) for an in-depth discussion.
OpenPGP Message OpenPGP Message
A data structure, which contains OpenPGP packets, such as {term}`literal<Literal Data Packet>`, {term}`compressed<Compressed Data Packet>`, {term}`encrypted<Encrypted Data>` or {term}`signed<Data Signature>` data. A series of OpenPGP packets that represents one of the following formats:
- an encrypted message
- a signed message
- a {term}`compressed message<compressed data packet>`
- a {term}`literal message<literal data packet>`
Also see [RFC 10.3](https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-ietf-openpgp-crypto-refresh-12.html#name-openpgp-messages).
OpenPGP Public Key OpenPGP Public Key
See {term}`OpenPGP Certificate`. See {term}`OpenPGP Certificate`.
@ -428,6 +457,10 @@ Preferred AEAD Ciphersuites Subpacket
See [RFC 5.2.3.15](https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-ietf-openpgp-crypto-refresh-12.html#name-preferred-aead-ciphersuites) See [RFC 5.2.3.15](https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-ietf-openpgp-crypto-refresh-12.html#name-preferred-aead-ciphersuites)
Prefixed signed Message
A type of {term}`Inline Signature`. This form of {term}`Inline Signature` is historical and now rarely used. Superseded by {term}`One-pass signed Message`.
For details see [](prefixed-signature).
Primary Component Key Primary Component Key
See {term}`OpenPGP Primary Key`. See {term}`OpenPGP Primary Key`.

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@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Note that {term}`data signatures<Data Signature>` are distinct from [](/signing_
{term}`Data signatures<Data Signature>` are generated by {term}`hashing<Hash Digest>` the message content along with the {term}`metadata` in the {term}`OpenPGP signature packet`, and calculating a {term}`cryptographic signature` over that {term}`hash<Hash Digest>`. The resulting {term}`cryptographic signature` is stored in the {term}`signature packet<OpenPGP Signature Packet>`. {term}`Data signatures<Data Signature>` are generated by {term}`hashing<Hash Digest>` the message content along with the {term}`metadata` in the {term}`OpenPGP signature packet`, and calculating a {term}`cryptographic signature` over that {term}`hash<Hash Digest>`. The resulting {term}`cryptographic signature` is stored in the {term}`signature packet<OpenPGP Signature Packet>`.
{term}`Data signature packets<Data Signature Packet>` manifest in three distinct forms, which will be detailed in the subsequent section. {term}`Data signatures<Data Signature>` manifest in three distinct forms, which will be detailed in the subsequent section.
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## Forms of OpenPGP data signatures ## Forms of OpenPGP data signatures
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- **{term}`Detached<Detached Signature>`**: The OpenPGP signature exists as a separate entity, independent of the signed data. - **{term}`Detached<Detached Signature>`**: The OpenPGP signature exists as a separate entity, independent of the signed data.
- **{term}`Inline<Inline Signature>`**: Both the original data and its corresponding {term}`OpenPGP signature<OpenPGP Signature Packet>` are encapsulated within an {term}`OpenPGP message`. - **{term}`Inline<Inline Signature>`**: Both the original data and its corresponding {term}`OpenPGP signature<OpenPGP Signature Packet>` are encapsulated within an {term}`OpenPGP message`.
- **{term}`Cleartext signature`**: A plaintext message and its {term}`OpenPGP signature<OpenPGP Signature Packet>` coexist in a combined text format, preserving the readability of the original message. - **{term}`Cleartext signature`**: A plain text message and its {term}`OpenPGP signature<OpenPGP Signature Packet>` coexist in a combined text format, preserving the readability of the original message.
[^sign-modes-gpg]: These three forms of {term}`signature<OpenPGP Signature Packet>` application align with GnuPG's `--detach-sign`, `--sign`, and `--clearsign` command options. [^sign-modes-gpg]: These three forms of {term}`signature<OpenPGP Signature Packet>` application align with GnuPG's `--detach-sign`, `--sign`, and `--clearsign` command options.
### Detached signatures ## Detached signatures
A {term}`detached signature` is produced by calculating an {term}`OpenPGP signature<OpenPGP Signature Packet>` over the data intended for signing. The original data remains unchanged, and the {term}`OpenPGP signature<OpenPGP Signature Packet>` is stored as a standalone file. A {term}`detached signature` file can be distributed alongside or independent of the original data. The {term}`authenticity<Authentication>` and integrity of the original data file can be {term}`verified<Verification>` by using the {term}`detached signature` file. A {term}`detached signature` is produced by calculating an {term}`OpenPGP signature<OpenPGP Signature Packet>` over the data intended for signing. The original data remains unchanged, and the {term}`OpenPGP signature<OpenPGP Signature Packet>` is stored separately, e.g. as a standalone file. A {term}`detached signature` file can be distributed alongside or independent of the original data. The {term}`authenticity<Authentication>` and integrity of the original data file can be {term}`verified<Verification>` by using the {term}`detached signature` file.
This {term}`signature<OpenPGP Signature Packet>` format is especially useful for signing software releases and other files where it is imperative that the content remains unaltered during the signing process. This {term}`signature<OpenPGP Signature Packet>` format is especially useful for signing software releases and other files where it is imperative that the content remains unaltered during the signing process.
(inline-signature)= (inline-signature)=
### Inline signatures ## Inline signatures
An {term}`inline signature` joins the signed data and its corresponding {term}`data signature` into a single {term}`OpenPGP message`. An {term}`inline signature` joins the signed data and its corresponding {term}`data signature` into a single {term}`OpenPGP message`.
This method is commonly used for signing or encrypting emails. Most email software capable of handling OpenPGP communications typically uses {term}`inline signatures<Inline Signature>`. This method is commonly used for signing or encrypting emails. Most email software capable of handling OpenPGP communications typically uses {term}`inline signatures<Inline Signature>`.
#### Structure For more details and internals, see [](adv-inline-signature).
An {term}`inline-signed<Inline Signature>` {term}`OpenPGP message` consists of three segments:
1. [**One-pass signature packets**](https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-ietf-openpgp-crypto-refresh-12.html#one-pass-sig): These one or more {term}`packets<Packet>` precede the signed data and enable {term}`signature<OpenPGP Signature Packet>` computation in one pass.
2. [**Literal data packet**](https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-ietf-openpgp-crypto-refresh-12.html#lit): This contains the original data (e.g., the body of a message), without additional interpretation or conversion.
3. **{term}`Data signature packets<OpenPGP Signature Packet>`**: These contain the {term}`cryptographic signature` corresponding to the original data.
#### Creation
To produce an {term}`inline signature`, the {term}`signer` processes the entirety of the data by reading from an input file and writing into an output {term}`OpenPGP message` file. As the data is processed, the {term}`signer` simultaneously calculates a {term}`cryptographic signature`. This procedure results in the appending of a {term}`data signature packet` to the output {term}`OpenPGP message` file, where it can be efficiently stored.
For efficient {term}`verification`, an application must understand how to handle the {term}`literal data<Literal Data Packet>` prior to its reading. This requirement is addressed by the {term}`one-pass signature packets<One-pass Signature Packet>` located at the beginning of {term}`inline-signed<Inline Signature>` messages. These {term}`packets<Packet>` include essential information such as the {term}`fingerprint<OpenPGP Fingerprint>` of the {term}`signing key<OpenPGP Component Key>` and the {term}`hash<Hash Digest>` algorithm used for computing the {term}`signature<OpenPGP Signature Packet>`'s {term}`hash digest`. This setup enables the verifier to process the data correctly and efficiently.
Strictly speaking, knowing just the hash algorithm would be sufficient to begin the verification process. However, having efficient access to the signer's fingerprint or key ID upfront allows OpenPGP software to fetch the signer's certificates before processing the entirety of the - potentially large - signed data, and .
#### Verification
{term}`Inline-signed<Inline Signature>` messages enable efficient {term}`verification` in *one pass*, structured as follows:
1. **Initiation with {term}`one-pass signature packets<One-pass Signature Packet>`**: These {term}`packets<Packet>` begin the {term}`verification` process. They include the {term}`signer`'s {term}`key ID`/{term}`fingerprint<OpenPGP Fingerprint>`, essential for identifying the appropriate {term}`public key<OpenPGP Certificate>` for signature {term}`validation`.
2. **Processing the {term}`literal data packet`**: This step involves {term}`hashing<Hash Digest>` the literal data, preparing it for {term}`signature<OpenPGP Signature Packet>` {term}`verification`.
3. **{term}`Verifying<Verification>` {term}`signature packets<OpenPGP Signature Packet>`**: Located at the end of the message, these {term}`packets<Packet>` are checked against the previously calculated {term}`hash digest`.
Important to note, the {term}`signer`'s {term}`public key<OpenPGP Certificate>`, critical for the final {term}`verification` step, is not embedded in the message. Verifiers must acquire this {term}`key` externally (e.g., from a {term}`key server`) to authenticate the {term}`signature<OpenPGP Signature Packet>` successfully.
(cleartext-signature)= (cleartext-signature)=
### Cleartext signatures ## Cleartext signatures
The *{term}`Cleartext Signature Framework`* (CSF) in OpenPGP accomplishes two primary objectives: The *{term}`Cleartext Signature Framework`* (CSF) in OpenPGP accomplishes two primary objectives:
- maintaining the message in a human-readable cleartext format, accessible without OpenPGP-specific software - maintaining the message in a human-readable cleartext format, accessible without OpenPGP-specific software
- incorporating an {term}`OpenPGP signature<OpenPGP Signature Packet>` for {term}`authentication` by users with OpenPGP-compatible software - incorporating an {term}`OpenPGP signature<OpenPGP Signature Packet>` for {term}`authentication` by users with OpenPGP-compatible software
#### Example ### Example
The following is a detailed example of a {numref}`cleartext` signature: The following is a detailed example of a {numref}`cleartext` signature:
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This {term}`signature<Cleartext Signature>` consists of two parts: a message ("hello world") and an ASCII-armored {term}`OpenPGP signature<OpenPGP Signature Packet>`. The message is immediately comprehensible to a human reader, while the {term}`signature<OpenPGP Signature Packet>` block allows for the message's {term}`authenticity<Authentication>` {term}`verification` via OpenPGP software. This {term}`signature<Cleartext Signature>` consists of two parts: a message ("hello world") and an ASCII-armored {term}`OpenPGP signature<OpenPGP Signature Packet>`. The message is immediately comprehensible to a human reader, while the {term}`signature<OpenPGP Signature Packet>` block allows for the message's {term}`authenticity<Authentication>` {term}`verification` via OpenPGP software.
#### Use case ### Use case
{term}`Cleartext signatures<Cleartext Signature>` combine the advantages of both {term}`detached<Detached Signature>` and {term}`inline signatures<Inline Signature>`: {term}`Cleartext signatures<Cleartext Signature>` combine the advantages of both {term}`detached<Detached Signature>` and {term}`inline signatures<Inline Signature>`:
@ -123,7 +95,7 @@ These features are particularly beneficial in scenarios where signed messages ar
[^arch-certifications]: An illustrative example is the workflow adopted by Arch Linux to {term}`certify<Certification>` {term}`User IDs<User ID>` of new packagers. This process relies on [cleartext signed statements from existing packagers](https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/archlinux-keyring/-/blob/master/.gitlab/issue_templates/New%20Packager%20Key.md?ref_type=heads&plain=1#L33-46). These signed statements are stored as attachments in an issue tracking system for later inspection. The advantage of this approach lies in the convenience of having the message and signature in a single file, which simplifies manual handling. Based on the vouches in these {term}`cleartext signed<Cleartext Signature>` messages and an [email confirmation from the new packager](https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/archlinux-keyring/-/wikis/workflows/verify-a-packager-key), the main key operators can issue {term}`OpenPGP third-party certifications<Third-party Identity Certification>`. [^arch-certifications]: An illustrative example is the workflow adopted by Arch Linux to {term}`certify<Certification>` {term}`User IDs<User ID>` of new packagers. This process relies on [cleartext signed statements from existing packagers](https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/archlinux-keyring/-/blob/master/.gitlab/issue_templates/New%20Packager%20Key.md?ref_type=heads&plain=1#L33-46). These signed statements are stored as attachments in an issue tracking system for later inspection. The advantage of this approach lies in the convenience of having the message and signature in a single file, which simplifies manual handling. Based on the vouches in these {term}`cleartext signed<Cleartext Signature>` messages and an [email confirmation from the new packager](https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/archlinux-keyring/-/wikis/workflows/verify-a-packager-key), the main key operators can issue {term}`OpenPGP third-party certifications<Third-party Identity Certification>`.
#### Text transformations for cleartext signatures ### Text transformations for cleartext signatures
The {term}`cleartext signature framework` includes specific text normalization procedures to ensure the integrity and clarity of the message: The {term}`cleartext signature framework` includes specific text normalization procedures to ensure the integrity and clarity of the message:
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- **Normalization of line endings**: Consistent with the approach for any other [text signature](data-signature-types), a {term}`cleartext signature` is calculated on the text with normalized line endings (`<CR><LF>`). This ensures that the {term}`signature<OpenPGP Signature Packet>` remains valid regardless of the text format of the receiving {term}`implementation<OpenPGP Implementation>`. - **Normalization of line endings**: Consistent with the approach for any other [text signature](data-signature-types), a {term}`cleartext signature` is calculated on the text with normalized line endings (`<CR><LF>`). This ensures that the {term}`signature<OpenPGP Signature Packet>` remains valid regardless of the text format of the receiving {term}`implementation<OpenPGP Implementation>`.
#### Pitfalls ### Pitfalls
Despite their widespread adoption, {term}`cleartext signatures<Cleartext Signature>` have their limitations and are sometimes viewed as a "legacy method"[^csf-gnupg]. The {term}`RFC` details the [pitfalls of cleartext signatures](https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-ietf-openpgp-crypto-refresh-12.html#name-issues-with-the-cleartext-s), such as incompatibility with semantically meaningful whitespace, challenges with large messages, and security vulnerabilities related to misleading Hash header manipulations. Given these issues, safer alternatives like {term}`inline<Inline Signature>` and {term}`detached signature` forms are advised. Despite their widespread adoption, {term}`cleartext signatures<Cleartext Signature>` have their limitations and are sometimes viewed as a "legacy method"[^csf-gnupg]. The {term}`RFC` details the [pitfalls of cleartext signatures](https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-ietf-openpgp-crypto-refresh-12.html#name-issues-with-the-cleartext-s), such as incompatibility with semantically meaningful whitespace, challenges with large messages, and security vulnerabilities related to misleading Hash header manipulations. Given these issues, safer alternatives like {term}`inline<Inline Signature>` and {term}`detached signature` forms are advised.