Module::Signature(3) User Contributed Perl Documentation Module::Signature(3)NAMEModule::Signature - Module signature file manipulation
SYNOPSIS
As a shell command:
% cpansign # verify an existing SIGNATURE, or
# make a new one if none exists
% cpansign sign # make signature; overwrites existing one
% cpansign -s # same thing
% cpansign verify # verify a signature
% cpansign -v # same thing
% cpansign -v --skip # ignore files in MANIFEST.SKIP
% cpansign help # display this documentation
% cpansign -h # same thing
In programs:
use Module::Signature qw(sign verify SIGNATURE_OK);
sign();
sign(overwrite => 1); # overwrites without asking
# see the CONSTANTS section below
(verify() == SIGNATURE_OK) or die "failed!";
DESCRIPTIONModule::Signature adds cryptographic authentications to CPAN
distributions, via the special SIGNATURE file.
If you are a module user, all you have to do is to remember to run
"cpansign -v" (or just "cpansign") before issuing "perl Makefile.PL" or
"perl Build.PL"; that will ensure the distribution has not been
tampered with.
Module authors can easily add the SIGNATURE file to the distribution
tarball; see "NOTES" below for how to do it as part of "make dist".
If you really want to sign a distribution manually, simply add
"SIGNATURE" to MANIFEST, then type "cpansign -s" immediately before
"make dist". Be sure to delete the SIGNATURE file afterwards.
Please also see "NOTES" about MANIFEST.SKIP issues, especially if you
are using Module::Build or writing your own MANIFEST.SKIP.
VARIABLES
No package variables are exported by default.
$Verbose
If true, Module::Signature will give information during processing
including gpg output. If false, Module::Signature will be as quiet
as possible as long as everything is working ok. Defaults to
false.
$SIGNATURE
The filename for a distribution's signature file. Defaults to
"SIGNATURE".
$KeyServer
The OpenPGP key server for fetching the author's public key
(currently only implemented on "gpg", not "Crypt::OpenPGP"). May
be set to a false value to prevent this module from fetching public
keys.
$KeyServerPort
The OpenPGP key server port, defaults to 11371.
$Timeout
Maximum time to wait to try to establish a link to the key server.
Defaults to 3.
$AutoKeyRetrieve
Whether to automatically fetch unknown keys from the key server.
Defaults to 1.
$Cipher
The default cipher used by the "Digest" module to make signature
files. Defaults to "SHA1", but may be changed to other ciphers via
the "MODULE_SIGNATURE_CIPHER" environment variable if the SHA1
cipher is undesirable for the user.
The cipher specified in the SIGNATURE file's first entry will be
used to validate its integrity. For "SHA1", the user needs to have
any one of these four modules installed: Digest::SHA, Digest::SHA1,
Digest::SHA::PurePerl, or (currently nonexistent)
Digest::SHA1::PurePerl.
$Preamble
The explanatory text written to newly generated SIGNATURE files
before the actual entries.
ENVIRONMENTModule::Signature honors these environment variables:
MODULE_SIGNATURE_CIPHER
Works like $Cipher.
MODULE_SIGNATURE_VERBOSE
Works like $Verbose.
MODULE_SIGNATURE_KEYSERVER
Works like $KeyServer.
MODULE_SIGNATURE_KEYSERVERPORT
Works like $KeyServerPort.
MODULE_SIGNATURE_TIMEOUT
Works like $Timeout.
CONSTANTS
These constants are not exported by default.
CANNOT_VERIFY (0E0)
Cannot verify the OpenPGP signature, maybe due to the lack of a
network connection to the key server, or if neither gnupg nor
Crypt::OpenPGP exists on the system.
SIGNATURE_OK (0)
Signature successfully verified.
SIGNATURE_MISSING ("-1")
The SIGNATURE file does not exist.
SIGNATURE_MALFORMED ("-2")
The signature file does not contains a valid OpenPGP message.
SIGNATURE_BAD ("-3")
Invalid signature detected -- it might have been tampered with.
SIGNATURE_MISMATCH ("-4")
The signature is valid, but files in the distribution have changed
since its creation.
MANIFEST_MISMATCH ("-5")
There are extra files in the current directory not specified by the
MANIFEST file.
CIPHER_UNKNOWN ("-6")
The cipher used by the signature file is not recognized by the
"Digest" and "Digest::*" modules.
NOTES
Signing your module as part of "make dist"
The easiest way is to use Module::Install:
sign; # put this before "WriteAll"
WriteAll;
For ExtUtils::MakeMaker (version 6.18 or above), you may do this:
WriteMakefile(
(MM->can('signature_target') ? (SIGN => 1) : ()),
# ... original arguments ...
);
Users of Module::Build may do this:
Module::Build->new(
(sign => 1),
# ... original arguments ...
)->create_build_script;
MANIFEST.SKIP Considerations
(The following section is lifted from Iain Truskett's Test::Signature
module, under the Perl license. Thanks, Iain!)
It is imperative that your MANIFEST and MANIFEST.SKIP files be accurate
and complete. If you are using "ExtUtils::MakeMaker" and you do not
have a MANIFEST.SKIP file, then don't worry about the rest of this. If
you do have a MANIFEST.SKIP file, or you use "Module::Build", you must
read this.
Since the test is run at "make test" time, the distribution has been
made. Thus your MANIFEST.SKIP file should have the entries listed
below.
If you're using "ExtUtils::MakeMaker", you should have, at least:
#defaults
^Makefile$
^blib/
^pm_to_blib
^blibdirs
These entries are part of the default set provided by
"ExtUtils::Manifest", which is ignored if you provide your own
MANIFEST.SKIP file.
If you are using "Module::Build", you should have two extra entries:
^Build$
^_build/
If you don't have the correct entries, "Module::Signature" will
complain that you have:
==> MISMATCHED content between MANIFEST and distribution files! <==
You should note this during normal development testing anyway.
Testing signatures
You may add this code as t/0-signature.t in your distribution tree:
#!/usr/bin/perl
use strict;
print "1..1\n";
if (!$ENV{TEST_SIGNATURE}) {
print "ok 1 # skip Set the environment variable",
" TEST_SIGNATURE to enable this test\n";
}
elsif (!-s 'SIGNATURE') {
print "ok 1 # skip No signature file found\n";
}
elsif (!eval { require Module::Signature; 1 }) {
print "ok 1 # skip ",
"Next time around, consider install Module::Signature, ",
"so you can verify the integrity of this distribution.\n";
}
elsif (!eval { require Socket; Socket::inet_aton('pool.sks-keyservers.net') }) {
print "ok 1 # skip ",
"Cannot connect to the keyserver\n";
}
else {
(Module::Signature::verify() == Module::Signature::SIGNATURE_OK())
or print "not ";
print "ok 1 # Valid signature\n";
}
__END__
If you are already using Test::More for testing, a more straightforward
version of t/0-signature.t can be found in the Module::Signature
distribution.
Also, if you prefer a more full-fledged testing package, and are
willing to inflict the dependency of Module::Build on your users, Iain
Truskett's Test::Signature might be a better choice.
SEE ALSO
Digest, Digest::SHA, Digest::SHA1, Digest::SHA::PurePerl
ExtUtils::Manifest, Crypt::OpenPGP, Test::Signature
Module::Install, ExtUtils::MakeMaker, Module::Build
AUTHORS
XX <cpan@audreyt.org>
CC0 1.0 Universal
To the extent possible under law, XX has waived all copyright and
related or neighboring rights to Module-Signature.
This work is published from Taiwan.
<http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0>
perl v5.16.3 2011-05-13 Module::Signature(3)
