Note that JAR files are no longer signed.

doc/docbook/acegi.xml

@@ -117,19 +117,6 @@
     <chapter id="introduction">
       <title>Introduction</title>
 
-      <sect1 id="before-you-begin">
-        <title>Before You Begin</title>
-
-        <para>For your security, each official release JAR of Acegi Security
-        has been signed by the project leader. This does not in any way alter
-        the liability disclaimer contained in the License, but it does ensure
-        you are using a properly reviewed, official build of Acegi Security.
-        Please refer to the <literal>readme.txt</literal> file in the root of
-        the release distribution for instructions on how to validate the JARs
-        are correctly signed, and which certificate has been used to sign
-        them.</para>
-      </sect1>
-
       <sect1 id="what-is-acegi-security">
         <title>What is Acegi Security?</title>
 

readme.txt

@@ -16,22 +16,7 @@ http://acegisecurity.org.
 SIGNED JAR FILES
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-We strongly recommend that you verify the integrity of the JAR files included
-in this release. You can do so using the following command:
-
-    "jarsigner -verify -verbose -certs jar_file_name"
-
-Of course, replace the jar_file_name with "acegi-security-XXXXX.jar" or the
-appropriate path to the Acegi Security JAR to be validated.
-
-Until further notice, all Acegi Security official releases are signed by:
-
-  X.509, EMAILADDRESS=ben.alex@acegi.com.au, CN=Benjamin Peter Alex, GIVENNAME=Benjamin Peter, SURNAME=Alex
-  X.509, CN=Thawte Personal Freemail Issuing CA, O=Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd., C=ZA -->
-
-If the above certificate was not used, or the JAR was not validated, DO NOT
-USE THE JAR. Please email the acegisecurity-developers list (contact details
-are provided below) for further assistance.
+JAR files are no longer signed. They were signed in releases 1.0.0 and earlier.
 
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