gpgsm trust prompt blocks certificate verification on Debian KDE

From	Helge Reimer <hrnews@onlinehome.de>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.maint.kde
Subject	gpgsm trust prompt blocks certificate verification on Debian KDE
Date	2026-03-23 00:10 +0100
Message-ID	<MBA5I-9ycR-11@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink)
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Hello,

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

-- 
Gruß
Helge

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