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gpg: Fix key generation with only an email part.

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gpg: Fix key generation with only an email part.

* g10/keygen.c (proc_parameter_file): Special case the email only
case.

Using a parameter file like

%ask-passphrase
key-type:      RSA
key-length:    2048
key-usage:     sign
subkey-type:   RSA
subkey-length: 2048
subkey-usage:  encrypt
name-email:    foo@example.org

with "gpg --gen-key --patch" the result was this key

pub   rsa2048 2017-09-11 [SC]
      63A8C1BA12CC289A0E8072C971C7F8D4A18CE0BE
uid           [ultimate]  <foo@example.org>
sub   rsa2048 2017-09-11 [E]

At least the the extra leading space the left angle bracket is wrong.
Further some mail providers reject keys which consist of more than
just a plain mail address. Using just a mail address is anyway the
new new suggested content for a user id. With this patch the key
will be

pub   rsa2048 2017-09-11 [SC]
      B302343C20EA6DECDB6A155135352F2520397080
uid           [ultimate] foo@example.org
sub   rsa2048 2017-09-11 [E]
  • Signed-off-by: Werner Koch <wk@gnupg.org>

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wernerAuthored on Sep 11 2017, 11:29 AM
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