From b8eba8f1fccd269d90a82266b6262ede36f4589c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: djcb Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2017 20:23:33 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] mu4e: add some details about the "Verified:" header --- mu4e/mu4e.texi | 12 +++++++++++- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/mu4e/mu4e.texi b/mu4e/mu4e.texi index 5582c2bd..ed6a9b68 100644 --- a/mu4e/mu4e.texi +++ b/mu4e/mu4e.texi @@ -1470,10 +1470,20 @@ either @t{verified}, @t{unverified} or @t{error}. For instance: @verbatim Signature: unverified (Details) @end verbatim +or +@verbatim +Signature: verified Darrow Andromedus (Details) +@end verbatim You can see the details of the signature verification by activating the @t{Details} or pressing @key{v}. This pops up a little window with the -details of the signatures found and whether they could be verified or not. +details of the signatures found and whether they could be verified or +not. + +Note that @t{mu4e} does not check whether the signer is the same as the +sender of the message, since this would cause too many false negatives +for senders that use an address that is not part of their certificate. +Also, the From: address can easily be forged. For more information, see the @command{mu-verify} manual page.