Topic: Electrum, ASC files, signatures (Read 3105 times)
This is to check binaries authenticity, you don't need to decrypt them but to verify them.
You first have to import the signing key first. In this case, import:
then use the file manager in gpg4win to verify the file.
Code:
-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
Version: SKS 1.1.3
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=T2Ag
-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
then use the file manager in gpg4win to verify the file.
Can someone please refer me to an explanation of what I see when I go to download the Electrum Bitcoin Client:
You can download stand-alone executable files or installations. No problem there.
Then you also download these files but they end in ".exe.asc" and beside each of these is (I think) an md5 key.
I assumed that these are somehow encrypted executable files and decrypting them verifies their authenticity. Is that right? I tried messing around with GnuPG, but to no avail. Couldn't get it to work on my windows system.
Any guidance is appreciated.
You can download stand-alone executable files or installations. No problem there.
Then you also download these files but they end in ".exe.asc" and beside each of these is (I think) an md5 key.
I assumed that these are somehow encrypted executable files and decrypting them verifies their authenticity. Is that right? I tried messing around with GnuPG, but to no avail. Couldn't get it to work on my windows system.
Any guidance is appreciated.
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