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Verifying a signed message

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#88 opened on Oct 24, 2016

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Description

What's this issue about?

Verifying a self signed message wrong strings.

Expected behavior

Show the name/email of the person that signed the message.

Actual behavior

Show undefined .

Steps to reproduce

Create key, sign a message, verify it.

Environment

macOS Sierra.

screen shot 2016-10-24 at 9 55 53 am

Contributor guide

Research direction
Examine the verification logic in the codebase, specifically how the signer's name and email are extracted from the PGP signature. Look at the function that returns 'undefined' and trace the data flow from signature parsing to display.
Tech stack
javascriptnodejs
Domain
backend
Issue type
Bug
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
GitNode.jsPGP basics
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
70