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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/gpg.texi | 11 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | g10/gpg.c | 1 |
2 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/doc/gpg.texi b/doc/gpg.texi index 544ed1817..6f804bdf4 100644 --- a/doc/gpg.texi +++ b/doc/gpg.texi @@ -2600,11 +2600,14 @@ This option requires the use of option @option{--rfc4880bis} to declare that a not yet standardized feature is used. @item --force-mdc +@item --no-force-mdc @opindex force-mdc -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 all of the recipient keys indicate MDC support in -their feature flags. +Force (or do not force) the use of encryption with a modification +detection code. The default is to always force the MDC when +encrypting (@option{--force-mdc}). If @option{--no-force-mdc} is +given, the MDC may be skipped when using older ciphers (those with a +blocksize 64 bits or less), and if some of the recipient keys do not +indicate MDC support in their feature flags. @item --disable-mdc @opindex disable-mdc @@ -2443,6 +2443,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv) opt.passphrase_repeat = 1; opt.emit_version = 0; opt.weak_digests = NULL; + opt.force_mdc = 1; /* Check whether we have a config file on the command line. */ orig_argc = argc; |