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[openpgp] Secret key checksum

2013-01-03 10:54:55
Encrypted secret keys can be protected with SHA1 or with a two-octet checksum. Unencrypted secret keys can only be protected with a two-octet checksum.

What is the intended purpose of this integrity protection? What are the security issues with using the weaker checksum over SHA1? Are these security issues not present on an unencrypted secret key?

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