The PGP authentication method checks the entire message of an update request against the public key record.
Note the + at the beginning of each line in the key. This seemed to be necessary to have the key record be accepted.
key-cert: PGPKEY-7C9BD43C method: PGP owner: Eric KrichbaumOnce the key record is in place, the next step is to adjust (or add) the auth: line in the maintainer record to use it.fingerpr: 79F3 730B 6486 C7FE 3C27 B7DB E9DB 0D4A 7C9B D43C certif: +-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- + Version: PGP Desktop 10.1.0 (Build 860) + + mQENBE0abnIBCAC7HZmInNDBbnQ5VL2uzeJTyv4S9bN8+v95PVa7XLaMQnM2dkCs + fstJRY1Fpb434hJm6otLEr70fC2g5WsPsP3gvFR+WnsYLNqwtsDdY7DmjoSMLxh0 + w26rwYEd2lvrWOgLikj1kZFGQKSkBtBMADVDK/smB0CsSkBogeOUyuGkv9QL0f6V + 6DmKLi/yBA92SVyYk5lNgZUqXU45A/kkA182+47qBkHGzJWJCgatD2Eb0aCcvRGa + f9KUhuptedWBYXQyceDKXdJniw64aqvEvhYIPajQpXvMIOdZ0bRGSUuErv1QexfN + smzt4h/TbJxQYLT1IN2OqlIz7MqSl+vTN1ujABEBAAG0IGJibWFpbC5iYm9pLm5l + dCA8ZXJpY2tAYmJvaS5uZXQ+iQFsBBABAgBWBQJNGm5yBQkB4TOAMBSAAAAAACAA + B3ByZWZlcnJlZC1lbWFpbC1lbmNvZGluZ0BwZ3AuY29tcGdwbWltZQULBwgJAgIZ + AQUbAQAAAAUeAQAAAAMVCAoACgkQ6dsNSnyb1Dz+PggAo/ZrMZV2hVM/BY/PvBTw + 8c2r493rKu2bvbpJrVCUXUtr170DDtTyCr/sxrOK0koCbOqIlKb476PspEj/ZQrA + ubMvQ0yNRX6WYJaWHuOYnU9AZ5pt4UZbbzsZFUS/vlZlgrPerpIxYhNcIjfpQ5pS + Y5uSg+h/yYodRU/btfTH85lh0pRykdgMNyN+iJYIsO4wW80aRR0AZB3+q9Xna2vH + zDZfKZglSh2Fw0X5dk5mdX7tH5ZkIwQgnnVFkoHinOBJb52r57A93f/NEd9GnvJI + F3uB9WwpKrZoJAMuEbBp5nlENpnJBJ+t2brbV5Gq4bRKjTZmE9FrsFcn8/DaDm5m + YrkBDQRNGljqAQgAwg1/9kFJqceHbAad7CTDcGBfW7jxWcbg2RJap25SrpqMZNWt + UNH2QmaYopocKyXlpi5OMKEQJw5Kpd5UIPKpeMzSPT6CG6f/gePpyVgPZsgK68Sh + 90dTBNqr2UavLj2U0N/BRoqgNCnmXnvtwkquTUBlG0V70YU2loIhM9PbyNslT6l5 + xzRo/ADXLoRkVnRLV+milZqENFDdtBcZ3NKWIqRx9VZjhLYoye9DUjOINgOmzJfJ + IXLQuX1TKMrO9g7rjIsckUka50pKyY/2si8DEj7VvF7rOe6XHOMiLDhlN1XrM8aT + viKr5kFMH6FZEDhO8/hS1thvBm60ij8So5YytQARAQABiQZiBBgBAgVMBQJNGm5z + BQkB4TOAw1kUAAAAAAAXA/l4NTA5Y2VydGlmaWNhdGVAcGdwLmNvbTCCA/UwggLd + oAMCAQICAQAwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEFBQAwgZQxCzAJBgNVBAYTAlVTMRAwDgYDVQQI + DAdGbG9yaWRhMRMwEQYDVQQHDApCb2NhIFJhdG9uMRYwFAYDVQQKDA1Ccm9hZGJh + bmQgT25lMQ0wCwYDVQQLDARCQk9JMRgwFgYDVQQDDA9iYm1haWwuYmJvaS5uZXQx + HTAbBgkqhkiG9w0BCQEWDmVyaWNrQGJib2kubmV0MB4XDTEwMTIyODIxMzg1MFoX + DTExMTIyODIxMzg1MFowgZQxCzAJBgNVBAYTAlVTMRAwDgYDVQQIDAdGbG9yaWRh + MRMwEQYDVQQHDApCb2NhIFJhdG9uMRYwFAYDVQQKDA1Ccm9hZGJhbmQgT25lMQ0w + CwYDVQQLDARCQk9JMRgwFgYDVQQDDA9iYm1haWwuYmJvaS5uZXQxHTAbBgkqhkiG + 9w0BCQEWDmVyaWNrQGJib2kubmV0MIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIB + CgKCAQEAwg1/9kFJqceHbAad7CTDcGBfW7jxWcbg2RJap25SrpqMZNWtUNH2QmaY + opocKyXlpi5OMKEQJw5Kpd5UIPKpeMzSPT6CG6f/gePpyVgPZsgK68Sh90dTBNqr + 2UavLj2U0N/BRoqgNCnmXnvtwkquTUBlG0V70YU2loIhM9PbyNslT6l5xzRo/ADX + LoRkVnRLV+milZqENFDdtBcZ3NKWIqRx9VZjhLYoye9DUjOINgOmzJfJIXLQuX1T + KMrO9g7rjIsckUka50pKyY/2si8DEj7VvF7rOe6XHOMiLDhlN1XrM8aTviKr5kFM + H6FZEDhO8/hS1thvBm60ij8So5YytQIDAQABo1AwTjAdBgNVHQ4EFgQUlYBT//wj + WxSGoYu7C0jxGTcs9BgwHwYDVR0jBBgwFoAUlYBT//wjWxSGoYu7C0jxGTcs9Bgw + DAYDVR0TBAUwAwEB/zANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQUFAAOCAQEAiorC8Wkh5+x350llXM6i + KKqncj0EgHqRd41orGQauLvDXsAiqtplyyO4LsTJC0tZc/CfoLcls+GSf6Z67KJV + k+catIfD1xD2KOrU80/+2/6YUlqjr5+JFGtyEvVNFWDREYATbLMjhGr7Tj83cpV0 + 42Oulzi3/z9+jDM+TZoXyJxStdP6Q49mdAlherAI6i5aoTgrWyquHWsLU9AkaF23 + LeAnler98Ve1e6e2qEG+e0vBTmivECdHFtvAOYk8jyl3mcZPhf2nfd/9h/wKlWpn + opmzb0t8m040T4Pj4bYI0qExKwTgP5tLZ2vELw+aoui3g853PMw8rz3nYPsanklr + dQUbDgAAAMBdIAQZAQgABgUCTRpucgAKCRAINn9nwnelHgVLB/4o0F1JmHhKZ6e4 + /QNe0mucxSB5HhW9vWaa3BhYKTfiw88aIq1C8z5kMC4NAoUaB01SWnHOAlHAL8Dw + aluMH64DTJKpk/1QJJPH5xHNeFfyprlaWQbkerj7TNP2HLJdCXdIfuc2fWxOwvPF + 3g1+EAb/eglLruCWYQ8SXPw8wuDOyX5arWWDk2qECoY6/C1dDqtNJUg+NoILkQQe + WG6sAcouHLSFRS7uSiJvLs3Az6LpvK8sT9hQBJ/opQFunC0xuO3FXNF38/JEC6Ht + 8JONSbkN6j9/srOBvUuXGngXBIzMQg/h9VS5S+dyKqaIDA3Tzq23bHfwrLaCpJAz + gmrKiR8QAAoJEOnbDUp8m9Q8zjYH/jo0AD2XVrbbInJXqNOJxKyx5X9KUdH0fSZ8 + U37Cexu6E3t6bzUJq4GrZhuOApnJQ0p2Mxgt71j9sYMepIJCzYOyomTGdzFJvfux + LI+IfdP0KlQ/5vmEtjaiyl+9tgj3IG+C9+R7XortfQTQf6+E1PoV03pn0eubIoGZ + ejg4paPncor7RcChO0C1t9p38S6ZgSYsZkrCFIlddNnpPrdSDkW/7SGEdy8pJ4Lj + QcNQ9WOyuyECoOND/F7fgm2A9KHr7KMCFgiiroTYDfSalpYte3l5suMbX3evUkvJ + uzGhz8LcgMFvfniBQcd4KYYKgEP6YuyiMVWrsa+sf/WASodL/Ek= + =nkhB + -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- mnt-by: MAINT-AS1234 changed: admin@customer.com source: BBOI
mntner: MAINT-AS1234 descr: Company's Name admin-c: AC1 tech-c: TC1 upd-to: admin@customer.com auth: PGPKEY-7C9BD43C notify: admin@customer.com mnt-by: MAINT-AS1234 changed: admin@customer.com source: BBOI