If it’s in red, then the package is tampered or broken and should be deleted immediately:
The result should say that file was signed by. Then double click on signature to start validation process. sig file) are located in the same location. Link to the signature file (.sig) is located near the package download link.Īfter download make sure that both files (i.e. To validate the Digital Signature (and thus the file authenticity and integrity) you need to download the signature file for the packages you’ve obtained. Then sign the Release Key with your private key and set the level of trust which you like. Double click on the file with the Release Key, validate it’s characteristics and make sure that all of them are exactly the same as provided ones. PGP Desktop also has such function.Īfter making sure that the downloaded key match with the key downloaded from the key server, you can import it to your key store. In case of Gpg4win you can also search for key on the key server via Kleopatra. To do this, use the key ID to find the key in one of the following key servers: You should compare it against other copies downloaded from keyserver to minimize the risk of obtaining the malicious key.
#Gpg servers gpgwin verification#
To make signature verification possible, you need to obtain a copy of our Release Key, or you can get it from Notepad++’s GitHub page: Notepad++ packages and GitHub commits are signed using the Release Key, which has the following characteristics:
#Gpg servers gpgwin install#
If you don’t have it then install it using package management system present in your distribution. Most Linux distributions ship with GnuPG installed by default. Of course you can also use PGP Desktop, which now days is provided by Symantec. On Windows you can use native GnuPG ( ) which works under the command line, or use Gpg4win ( ) which is based on GnuPG and has a nice GUI. This allows users to reliably validate authenticity and integrity of Notepad++ packages. Since version 7.6.5 of Notepad++, the distributive packages are signed with digital signature by using GnuPG (GNU Privacy Guard). Notepad++ 7.6.6 released with GPG signatures
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