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authorWerner Koch <[email protected]>2014-06-24 11:54:30 +0000
committerWerner Koch <[email protected]>2014-06-24 11:54:30 +0000
commit017c6f8fba9ae141a46084d6961ba60c4230f97a (patch)
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parentgpg: Do not link gpgv against libassuan. (diff)
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doc: Update from master.
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-rw-r--r--doc/gpg-agent.texi11
-rw-r--r--doc/gpg.texi81
-rw-r--r--doc/gpgsm.texi24
-rw-r--r--doc/tools.texi9
4 files changed, 96 insertions, 29 deletions
diff --git a/doc/gpg-agent.texi b/doc/gpg-agent.texi
index bfb1d9353..c3dfd82b7 100644
--- a/doc/gpg-agent.texi
+++ b/doc/gpg-agent.texi
@@ -372,13 +372,16 @@ seconds. The default is 1800 seconds.
@opindex max-cache-ttl
Set the maximum time a cache entry is valid to @var{n} seconds. After
this time a cache entry will be expired even if it has been accessed
-recently. The default is 2 hours (7200 seconds).
+recently or has been set using @command{gpg-preset-passphrase}. The
+default is 2 hours (7200 seconds).
@item --max-cache-ttl-ssh @var{n}
@opindex max-cache-ttl-ssh
-Set the maximum time a cache entry used for SSH keys is valid to @var{n}
-seconds. After this time a cache entry will be expired even if it has
-been accessed recently. The default is 2 hours (7200 seconds).
+Set the maximum time a cache entry used for SSH keys is valid to
+@var{n} seconds. After this time a cache entry will be expired even
+if it has been accessed recently or has been set using
+@command{gpg-preset-passphrase}. The default is 2 hours (7200
+seconds).
@item --enforce-passphrase-constraints
@opindex enforce-passphrase-constraints
diff --git a/doc/gpg.texi b/doc/gpg.texi
index a263690ec..9a6782a43 100644
--- a/doc/gpg.texi
+++ b/doc/gpg.texi
@@ -408,8 +408,8 @@ removed first. In batch mode the key must be specified by fingerprint.
@opindex export
Either export all keys from all keyrings (default keyrings and those
registered via option @option{--keyring}), or if at least one name is given,
-those of the given name. The new keyring is written to STDOUT or to the
-file given with option @option{--output}. Use together with
+those of the given name. The exported keys are written to STDOUT or to the
+file given with option @option{--output}. Use together with
@option{--armor} to mail those keys.
@item --send-keys @code{key IDs}
@@ -424,14 +424,30 @@ or changed by you. If no key IDs are given, @command{gpg} does nothing.
@itemx --export-secret-subkeys
@opindex export-secret-keys
@opindex export-secret-subkeys
-Same as @option{--export}, but exports the secret keys instead. This is
-normally not very useful and a security risk. The second form of the
-command has the special property to render the secret part of the
-primary key useless; this is a GNU extension to OpenPGP and other
-implementations can not be expected to successfully import such a key.
+Same as @option{--export}, but exports the secret keys instead. The
+exported keys are written to STDOUT or to the file given with option
+@option{--output}. This command is often used along with the option
+@option{--armor} to allow easy printing of the key for paper backup;
+however the external tool @command{paperkey} does a better job for
+creating backups on paper. Note that exporting a secret key can be a
+security risk if the exported keys are send over an insecure channel.
+
+The second form of the command has the special property to render the
+secret part of the primary key useless; this is a GNU extension to
+OpenPGP and other implementations can not be expected to successfully
+import such a key. Its intended use is to generated a full key with
+an additional signing subkey on a dedicated machine and then using
+this command to export the key without the primary key to the main
+machine.
+
+@ifset gpgtwoone
+GnuPG may ask you to enter the passphrase for the key. This is
+required because the internal protection method of the secret key is
+different from the one specified by the OpenPGP protocol.
+@end ifset
@ifclear gpgtwoone
-See the option @option{--simple-sk-checksum} if you want to import such
-an exported key with an older OpenPGP implementation.
+See the option @option{--simple-sk-checksum} if you want to import an
+exported secret key into ancient OpenPGP implementations.
@end ifclear
@item --import
@@ -2127,6 +2143,12 @@ of the output and may be used together with another command.
@item --with-keygrip
@opindex with-keygrip
Include the keygrip in the key listings.
+
+@item --with-secret
+@opindex with-secret
+Include info about the presence of a secret key in public key listings
+done with @code{--with-colons}.
+
@end ifset
@end table
@@ -2310,9 +2332,11 @@ available, but the MIT release is a good common baseline.
This option implies @option{--rfc1991 --disable-mdc
--no-force-v4-certs --escape-from-lines --force-v3-sigs
---allow-weak-digest-algos --cipher-algo IDEA --digest-algo MD5
---compress-algo ZIP}. It also disables @option{--textmode} when
-encrypting.
+@ifclear gpgone
+--allow-weak-digest-algos
+@end ifclear
+--cipher-algo IDEA --digest-algo MD5 --compress-algo ZIP}.
+It also disables @option{--textmode} when encrypting.
@item --pgp6
@opindex pgp6
@@ -2768,12 +2792,13 @@ necessary to get as much data as possible out of the corrupt message.
However, be aware that a MDC protection failure may also mean that the
message was tampered with intentionally by an attacker.
+@ifclear gpgone
@item --allow-weak-digest-algos
@opindex allow-weak-digest-algos
Signatures made with the broken MD5 algorithm are normally rejected
with an ``invalid digest algorithm'' message. This option allows the
verification of signatures made with such weak algorithms.
-
+@end ifclear
@item --no-default-keyring
@opindex no-default-keyring
@@ -3036,18 +3061,33 @@ files; They all live in in the current home directory (@pxref{option
@table @file
- @item ~/.gnupg/secring.gpg
- The secret keyring. You should backup this file.
-
- @item ~/.gnupg/secring.gpg.lock
- The lock file for the secret keyring.
-
@item ~/.gnupg/pubring.gpg
The public keyring. You should backup this file.
@item ~/.gnupg/pubring.gpg.lock
The lock file for the public keyring.
+@ifset gpgtwoone
+ @item ~/.gnupg/pubring.kbx
+ The public keyring using a different format. This file is sharred
+ with @command{gpgsm}. You should backup this file.
+
+ @item ~/.gnupg/pubring.kbx.lock
+ The lock file for @file{pubring.kbx}.
+@end ifset
+
+ @item ~/.gnupg/secring.gpg
+@ifclear gpgtwoone
+ The secret keyring. You should backup this file.
+@end ifclear
+@ifset gpgtwoone
+ A secret keyring as used by GnuPG versions before 2.1. It is not
+ used by GnuPG 2.1 and later.
+
+ @item ~/.gnupg/.gpg-v21-migrated
+ File indicating that a migration to GnuPG 2.1 has taken place.
+@end ifset
+
@item ~/.gnupg/trustdb.gpg
The trust database. There is no need to backup this file; it is better
to backup the ownertrust values (@pxref{option --export-ownertrust}).
@@ -3058,6 +3098,9 @@ files; They all live in in the current home directory (@pxref{option
@item ~/.gnupg/random_seed
A file used to preserve the state of the internal random pool.
+ @item ~/.gnupg/secring.gpg.lock
+ The lock file for the secret keyring.
+
@item /usr[/local]/share/gnupg/options.skel
The skeleton options file.
diff --git a/doc/gpgsm.texi b/doc/gpgsm.texi
index 3d2594f68..078d2ad6a 100644
--- a/doc/gpgsm.texi
+++ b/doc/gpgsm.texi
@@ -259,13 +259,26 @@ certificate are only exported if all @var{pattern} are given as
fingerprints or keygrips.
@item --export-secret-key-p12 @var{key-id}
-@opindex export
+@opindex export-secret-key-p12
Export the private key and the certificate identified by @var{key-id} in
-a PKCS#12 format. When using along with the @code{--armor} option a few
+a PKCS#12 format. When used with the @code{--armor} option a few
informational lines are prepended to the output. Note, that the PKCS#12
format is not very secure and this command is only provided if there is
no other way to exchange the private key. (@pxref{option --p12-charset})
+@ifset gpgtwoone
+@item --export-secret-key-p8 @var{key-id}
+@itemx --export-secret-key-raw @var{key-id}
+@opindex export-secret-key-p8
+@opindex export-secret-key-raw
+Export the private key of the certificate identified by @var{key-id}
+with any encryption stripped. The @code{...-raw} command exports in
+PKCS#1 format; the @code{...-p8} command exports in PKCS#8 format.
+When used with the @code{--armor} option a few informational lines are
+prepended to the output. These commands are useful to prepare a key
+for use on a TLS server.
+@end ifset
+
@item --import [@var{files}]
@opindex import
Import the certificates from the PEM or binary encoded files as well as
@@ -568,6 +581,13 @@ certificate.
Include the keygrip in standard key listings. Note that the keygrip is
always listed in --with-colons mode.
+@ifset gpgtwoone
+@item --with-secret
+@opindex with-secret
+Include info about the presence of a secret key in public key listings
+done with @code{--with-colons}.
+@end ifset
+
@end table
@c *******************************************
diff --git a/doc/tools.texi b/doc/tools.texi
index 32ab1e4f8..030f269d0 100644
--- a/doc/tools.texi
+++ b/doc/tools.texi
@@ -1060,10 +1060,11 @@ may not be used and the passphrases for the to be used keys are given at
machine startup.
Passphrases set with this utility don't expire unless the
-@option{--forget} option is used to explicitly clear them from the cache
---- or @command{gpg-agent} is either restarted or reloaded (by sending a
-SIGHUP to it). It is necessary to allow this passphrase presetting by
-starting @command{gpg-agent} with the
+@option{--forget} option is used to explicitly clear them from the
+cache --- or @command{gpg-agent} is either restarted or reloaded (by
+sending a SIGHUP to it). Nite that the maximum cache time as set with
+@option{--max-cache-ttl} is still honored. It is necessary to allow
+this passphrase presetting by starting @command{gpg-agent} with the
@option{--allow-preset-passphrase}.
@menu