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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 86dbe9f201..c116be8907 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -5448,7 +5448,9 @@ commit of a channel that should be authenticated. The first time a channel is fetched with @command{guix pull} or @command{guix time-machine}, the command looks up the introductory commit and verifies that it is signed by the specified OpenPGP key. From then on, it -authenticates commits according to the rule above. +authenticates commits according to the rule above. Authentication fails +if the target commit is neither a descendant nor an ancestor of the +introductory commit. Additionally, your channel must provide all the OpenPGP keys that were ever mentioned in @file{.guix-authorizations}, stored as @file{.key} |