From 4d599a97896f34f55b4b04f6fbd47cb1a730a9be Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Florian Festi Date: Apr 23 2020 14:26:58 +0000 Subject: rpmsign man page: Add line about rpmsign requiring a valid checksum and the limitations in FIPS mode --- diff --git a/doc/rpmsign.8 b/doc/rpmsign.8 index 80ffb6a..d895a3b 100644 --- a/doc/rpmsign.8 +++ b/doc/rpmsign.8 @@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ options generate and insert new signatures for each package existing signatures. There are two options for historical reasons, there is no difference in behavior currently. +To create a signature rpm needs to verify the package's checksum. As a result +packages with a MD5/SHA1 checksums cannot be signed in FIPS mode. + \fBrpm\fR \fB--delsign\fR \fB\fIPACKAGE_FILE\fB\fR\fI ...\fR .PP