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Kleopatra: Direct way to WKD Lookup a key
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Kleopatra has "Lookup Key" which searches the keyservers. It also does an implicit "--locate-key" (WKD Search) when recipients are entered.

It should combine WKD Lookup with the Keyserver Lookup feature.

I think the best implementation might be the following:

  1. When searching for something that looks like a mailbox do a --locate-key with WKD enabled.
    1. If no key is found, do a keyserver search as we do now.
    2. If a key is found, show that key.
      1. Show an additional button "Search on Keyservers" so that advanced users still have the option to skip WKD and we don't have feature loss. (E.g. this could be important of X509 keyservers)

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aheinecke created this task.Apr 16 2018, 2:04 PM
aheinecke mentioned this in T2917: --locate-key should re-fetch key via WKD if it is expired.Jul 2 2018, 11:13 AM
wiktor-k added a subscriber: wiktor-k.Jul 2 2018, 11:39 AM

Ha, I wish e-mail-like searches would be done using only WKD with no fallbacks to keyservers... that way keys would be "more verified"... but I understand it may be not practical :)

• werner added a subscriber: • werner.Aug 28 2018, 3:39 PM

FWIW, we record the origin of the keys. So you have the information. Use --with-key-origin in a key listing. GPGME also has the info.

• ebo added a subscriber: • ebo.May 24 2023, 9:40 AM
• ebo added a project: Restricted Project.Aug 18 2023, 10:53 AM
• ebo added a parent task: T6935: Kleopatra: Key search related improvements.Jan 12 2024, 12:18 PM
• ebo moved this task from Restricted Project Column to Restricted Project Column on the Restricted Project board.Feb 15 2024, 9:13 AM

This is basically done although not exactly as proposed here.
But WKD and Keyserver search are now combined. With WKD search only if you configure keyserver "none".

• ebo closed this task as Resolved.Feb 15 2024, 9:14 AM