[tlu] Question about PGP signature check

[Adam R. Maxwell]

Hi Max,

> On Oct 14, 2023, at 01:05 , maxeisner.arlxf--- via tlu <tlu at tug.org> wrote:
> 
> Good day,
> 
> I recently downloaded MacTEX and when setting up TeX Live Utility I came across the prompt that you can have the PGP signature of the packages verified. I agreed but did not see any more hints after that.
> I'm not overly tech savvy and would now have the question of whether I still need to install or set up anything myself so that the signatures can be checked, or if this is all automatic after the prompt at the beginning.

It will be automatic after that; TLU will install GPG from the TeX Live Manager developer's website, if you don't already have it, and verification will be transparent from then on (or until you install a new version of MacTeX). You'll only be aware of it if it fails.

> And if there is a way to check the status of the verification.

Not that I recall, but you can check the log window to see for sure; just don't pay too much attention to it, as 99% of that is only useful to me for debugging the program. Whenever you launch TLU it should have something about GPG printed to the log output.

> 
> I hope I am addressing the right place with this question and would like to thank you for your help and apologize for bothering you.

This is absolutely the right place, and no trouble at all!

regards,
Adam