[Pkg-gnupg-commit] [gnupg2] 48/112: gpg: Avoid publishing the GnuPG version by default

[Daniel Kahn Gillmor]

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commit c9387e41db7520d176edd3d6613b85875bdeb32c
Author: Daniel Kahn Gillmor <dkg at fifthhorseman.net>
Date:   Thu Aug 4 16:58:13 2016 -0400

    gpg: Avoid publishing the GnuPG version by default
    
    * g10/gpg.c (main): initialize opt.emit_version to 0
    * doc/gpg.texi: document different default for --emit-version
    
    --
    
    The version of GnuPG in use is not particularly helpful.  It is not
    cryptographically verifiable, and it doesn't distinguish between
    significant version differences like 2.0.x and 2.1.x.
    
    Additionally, it leaks metadata that can be used to distinguish users
    from one another, and can potentially be used to target specific
    attacks if there are known behaviors that differ between major
    versions.
    
    It's probably better to take the more parsimonious approach to
    metadata production by default.
    
    Signed-off-by: Daniel Kahn Gillmor <dkg at fifthhorseman.net>
---
 doc/gpg.texi | 4 ++--
 g10/gpg.c    | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/gpg.texi b/doc/gpg.texi
index c544967..ffbc269 100644
--- a/doc/gpg.texi
+++ b/doc/gpg.texi
@@ -2713,9 +2713,9 @@ protected by the signature.
 @opindex emit-version
 Force inclusion of the version string in ASCII armored output.  If
 given once only the name of the program and the major number is
-emitted (default), given twice the minor is also emitted, given triple
+emitted, given twice the minor is also emitted, given triple
 the micro is added, and given quad an operating system identification
-is also emitted.  @option{--no-emit-version} disables the version
+is also emitted.  @option{--no-emit-version} (default) disables the version
 line.
 
 @item --sig-notation @code{name=value}
diff --git a/g10/gpg.c b/g10/gpg.c
index 35d350e..b33b61b 100644
--- a/g10/gpg.c
+++ b/g10/gpg.c
@@ -2269,7 +2269,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
     opt.def_cert_expire = "0";
     gnupg_set_homedir (NULL);
     opt.passphrase_repeat = 1;
-    opt.emit_version = 1; /* Limit to the major number.  */
+    opt.emit_version = 0;
     opt.weak_digests = NULL;
     additional_weak_digest("MD5");
 

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