1 files changed, 21 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/gpg-interface.c b/gpg-interface.c
index 3c9624c433..0dd11eadb2 100644
--- a/gpg-interface.c
+++ b/gpg-interface.c
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 static char *configured_signing_key;
 static const char *gpg_program = "gpg";
 
+#define PGP_SIGNATURE "-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----"
+#define PGP_MESSAGE "-----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE-----"
+
 void signature_check_clear(struct signature_check *sigc)
 {
 	free(sigc->payload);
@@ -57,6 +60,24 @@ void parse_gpg_output(struct signature_check *sigc)
 	}
 }
 
+/*
+ * Look at GPG signed content (e.g. a signed tag object), whose
+ * payload is followed by a detached signature on it.  Return the
+ * offset where the embedded detached signature begins, or the end of
+ * the data when there is no such signature.
+ */
+size_t parse_signature(const char *buf, unsigned long size)
+{
+	char *eol;
+	size_t len = 0;
+	while (len < size && !starts_with(buf + len, PGP_SIGNATURE) &&
+			!starts_with(buf + len, PGP_MESSAGE)) {
+		eol = memchr(buf + len, '\n', size - len);
+		len += eol ? eol - (buf + len) + 1 : size - len;
+	}
+	return len;
+}
+
 void set_signing_key(const char *key)
 {
 	free(configured_signing_key);