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agent: Use the sysconfdir for a pattern file.

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* agent/genkey.c (do_check_passphrase_pattern): Use make_filename.
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Werner Koch 2021-08-18 19:21:22 +02:00
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@opindex check-sym-passphrase-pattern
Check the passphrase against the pattern given in @var{file}. When
entering a new passphrase matching one of these pattern a warning will
be displayed. @var{file} should be an absolute filename. The default
is not to use any pattern file. The second version of this option is
only used when creating a new symmetric key to allow the use of
different patterns for such passphrases.
be displayed. If @var{file} does not contain any slashes and does not
start with "~/" it is searched in the system configuration directory
(@file{@value{SYSCONFDIR}}). The default is not to use any
pattern file. The second version of this option is only used when
creating a new symmetric key to allow the use of different patterns
for such passphrases.
Security note: It is known that checking a passphrase against a list of
pattern or even against a complete dictionary is not very effective to