From c42c5f9229d501a4f5fa94a68bfb4ccb985a760c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Shaw Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2002 05:48:14 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] * gpg.sgml: Document --refresh-keys. * gpg.sgml: Clarify --force-mdc, and document --disable-mdc. --- doc/ChangeLog | 8 ++++++++ doc/gpg.sgml | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++---- 2 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/ChangeLog b/doc/ChangeLog index 7c200a409..52550e348 100644 --- a/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/doc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,11 @@ +2002-10-24 David Shaw + + * gpg.sgml: Document --refresh-keys. + +2002-10-19 David Shaw + + * gpg.sgml: Clarify --force-mdc, and document --disable-mdc. + 2002-10-12 Werner Koch * DETAILS (KEY_CREATED): Enhanced by fingerprint. diff --git a/doc/gpg.sgml b/doc/gpg.sgml index 83a286172..fb1c21e39 100644 --- a/doc/gpg.sgml +++ b/doc/gpg.sgml @@ -594,6 +594,15 @@ Import the keys with the given key IDs from a keyserver. Option --keyserver must be used to give the name of this keyserver. + +--refresh-keys &ParmKeyIDs; + +Request updates from a keyserver for keys that already exist on the +local keyring. This is useful for updating a key with the latest +signatures, user IDs, etc. Option --keyserver must be used to give +the name of this keyserver. + + --search-keys &OptParmNames; @@ -1787,13 +1796,21 @@ changes the default hash algorithm for v3 RSA keys from MD5 to SHA-1. Reset the --force-v4-certs option. - --force-mdc -Force the use of encryption with appended manipulation code. This is -always used with the newer ciphers (those with a blocksize greater -than 64 bit). +Force the use of encryption with a modification detection code. This +is always used with the newer ciphers (those with a blocksize greater +than 64 bits), or if the recipient key has one of those ciphers as a +preference. + + + +--disable-mdc + +Disable the use of the modification detection code. Note that by +using this option, the encrypted message becomes vulnerable to a +message modification attack.