critical bit (5.2.3.1)1998-09-30 01:43:52From section 5.2.3.1: Bit 7 of the subpacket type is the "critical" bit. If set, it denotes that the subpacket is one that is critical for the evaluator of the signature to recognize. If a subpacket is encountered that is marked critical but is unknown to the evaluating software, the evaluator SHOULD consider the signature to be in error. Can we restrict the SHOULD to hashed subpackets? Otherwise it is easy to invalidate a signature by setting the critical bit in a unhashed subpacket. Werner
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