Page MenuHome GnuPG

Kleopatra: misleading representation of key with multiple uids in sign/encrypt dialog
Open, NormalPublic

Description

If a key has more than one UID and one of them is not certified, it is shown as "not certified" in the certificate list.

But when you select such a key in the sign/encrypt dialog, a green check is shown next to it. Although it says "not certified" behind the key-id, the thing one's focus is on is the green symbol, which is misleading.

Details

Version
3.1.26, 4.1.0

Event Timeline

For non-vsde-enabled installations the green check symbol is okay because in the given context (encryption) it indicates that the key can be used.

On the other hand, in vsde-enabled installations the key cannot be used for compliant operations. Therefore, in this case using a different symbol may be better, so that the user can immediately spot the problematic certificate.

werner triaged this task as Normal priority.Mar 28 2023, 5:05 PM
werner added projects: Feature Request, vsd.