gpgsm trust prompt blocks certificate verification on Debian KDE

Helge Reimer <[email protected]> Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:03:16 +0100
Newsgroups gmane.linux.debian.user.kde
Message-ID <12874493.O9o76ZdvQC@debian-pc>
Hello,

I am seeing a certificate trust prompt on Debian/KDE from `gpgsm --server` =
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handling an S/MIME certificate from a mailing list participant. The problem=
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not primarily the certificate itself, but that the trust dialog grabs exclu=
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focus, so I cannot properly use the desktop in parallel to inspect the=20
certificate, verify the fingerprint, or check the trust chain before making=
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decision. This creates a poor and arguably unsafe workflow, because I am as=
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to trust a CA at exactly the moment when independent verification is diffic=
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Is this expected behavior with GnuPG / `gpgsm` on KDE, and is there a=20
recommended way to verify certificate details first without being forced in=
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this modal prompt?

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Helge