Overview
This article shows you how to verify the signature of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) agent installer file using Red Hat Package Manager (RPM) and CrashPlan's public GPG key.
Considerations
This article assumes you have basic familiarity with Linux commands and managing RHEL packages.
Before you begin
Download the Linux agent from the CrashPlan console:
- Sign in to the CrashPlan console.
- Navigate to Administration > Client Management > Downloads.
- Click the download icon for the appropriate RHEL package.
- Note the saved location and filename of the .rpm package.
Steps
- Copy the CrashPlan public key below and save it as a text file.
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-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK------ Run this command to import the CrashPlan public key to your local RPM database. Replace
/path/to/keywith the path of the key file created above:
rpm --import /path/to/key - Run this command to verify the signature of the agent installer package. Replace
example.rpmwith the filename of the downloaded CrashPlan agent package:
rpm --checksig example.rpm
A response like md5 ok, digests signatures OK, or digests ok indicates successful verification and that the package has not been corrupted or tampered with.
External resources
- Red Hat Customer Portal: Checking a Package's Signature