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Re: Wireshark 3.2.2 Windows Installer 64-bit - Invalid Signature


From: Gerald Combs <gerald () wireshark org>
Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2020 12:33:20 -0800

On 3/4/20 1:21 PM, Jbugreport () outlook com wrote:
Hello,

Problem: When I attempt to verify the signature of the Wireshark 3.2.2 Windows installer (64-bit), I receive a 
message that the signature is invalid. I expected a good signature. Is this a known issue?

Windows 10 Pro Version 1903 Build 18362.657 64 bit
Gpg4win 3.1.11
Attempting to install Wireshark 3.2.2 (Windows 64-bit)

Details and Steps to Reproduce:
1) Went to https://www.wireshark.org/download.html and downloaded the Windows Installer (64-bit) for Wireshark 
version 3.2.2; saved the .exe to my desktop with the name Wireshark-win64-3.2.2
2) Went to https://www.wireshark.org/download/gerald_at_wireshark_dot_org.gpg , selected all of the text, copied it, 
pasted it into a notepad file, and saved it as an .asc file to my desktop with the name Wireshark-Code-Signing-Key
3) Successfully imported the key from step 2 into Kleopatra by using File>Import

4) Went to https://www.wireshark.org/download/SIGNATURES-3.2.2.txt , selected all of the text beginning with and 
including “-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----“ and ending with and including “-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----“, copied it, 
pasted it into a notepad file, and saved it as an .asc file to my desktop with the name Wireshark-win64-3.2.2.exe

This signature is for the text that immediately precedes it, not for any of the distribution files. That is, 
SIGNATURES-3.2.2.txt is a self-contained PGP/GPG clearsigned text document as described at 
https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4880#section-7. I've never used Kleopatra, but it looks like you can verify 
SIGNATURES-3.2.2.txt by opening it via "File → Decrypt/Verify Files...". From there you can compare the 
Wireshark-win64-3.2.2.exe hash values with the file you downloaded. You can also check to make sure various packaging 
systems are using official installers, e.g.

https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-cask/blob/master/Casks/wireshark.rb
https://chocolatey.org/packages/wireshark#files


However, there's an easier way to verify Wireshark on Windows. Right-click on the installer, select "Properties", and 
make sure it's signed by "Wireshark Foundation, Inc.". You can also do this on the command line using `signtool verify` 
if it's available.
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