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@@ -57,15 +57,10 @@ 4) You end up with a binary "g10" in /usr/local/bin + 5) create a directory ".g10" under your hoem directory ("mkdir ~/.g10") - Resources - --------- - G10 needs a directory "~/.g10" to store the default keyrings - and other files. - - Key Generation -------------- @@ -75,8 +70,9 @@ good random numbers for prime number generation, it uses a /dev/random which will emit only bytes if the kernel can gather enough entropy. If you see no progress, you should start some other activities such - as mouse moves or a "find /". Because we have no hardware device - to generate random we have to use this method. + as mouse moves, "find /" or using the keyboard (on another window). + Because we have no hardware device to generate random we have to use + this method. Key generation shows progress by printing different characters to stderr: @@ -109,17 +105,18 @@ g10 --sign-key Donald - To sign the key of of "Donald" with your default userid + This let you sign the key of "Donald" with your default userid. g10 --sign-key -u Karl -u Joe Donald - To sign the key of of "Donald" with the userids of "Karl" and "Joe". + This let you sign the key of of "Donald" with the userids of "Karl" + and "Joe". All existing signatures are checked, if some are invalid, a menu is offered to delete some of them, and the you are asked for every user wether you want to sign this key. - You may remove a signature at any time by usiing the option "--edit-sig", - which also asks for the sigs to remove. + You may remove a signature at any time using the option "--edit-sig", + which asks for the sigs to remove. Sign @@ -166,17 +163,6 @@ Ditto, but sign the file with the user id "Suttner" - - Examine a data or key file - -------------------------- - - g10 --list-packets datafile - - Use this to list the contents of a data file. If the file is encrypted - you are asked for the passphrase, so that G10 is able to look at the - inner structure of a encrypted packet. - - Batch mode ---------- If you use the option "--batch", G10 runs in non-interactive mode and @@ -185,7 +171,7 @@ you can use the option "--passhrase-fd n", which works like PGPs PGPPASSFD. - Batch mode also causes PGP to terminate as soon as a BAD signature is + Batch mode also causes G10 to terminate as soon as a BAD signature is detected. @@ -196,6 +182,56 @@ stderr to get detailed informations about the errors. + Esoteric commands + ----------------- + + g10 --list-packets datafile + + Use this to list the contents of a data file. If the file is encrypted + you are asked for the passphrase, so that G10 is able to look at the + inner structure of a encrypted packet. + + --quick-random + + Do not use the stroing random generator but a faster one. This can be + used to generate keys for tests; those are marked as insecure. + + --list-trustdb + + List the contents of the trustdb in a human readable format + + --list-trustdb <usernames> + + List the tree of certificates for the given usernames + + --list-trust-path depth username + + List the possible trust paths for the given username, up to the specified + depth. If depth is negative, duplicate introducers are not listed, + because those would increase the trust probabilty only minimal. + (you must use the special option "--" to stop option parsing when + using a negative number) + + --print-mds filenames + + List all available message digest values for the fiven filenames + + --gen-prime n + + Generate and print a simple prime number of size n + + --gen-prime n q + + Generate a prime number suitable for ElGamal signatures of size n with + a q as largest primefactor of n-1. + + --gen-prime n q 1 + + Ditto, but calculate a generator too. + + + For more options/commands see the file g10/OPTIONS. + Debug Flags ----------- @@ -213,7 +249,7 @@ 32 memory allocation stuff 64 caching 128 show memory statistics at exit - + 256 trust verification stuff Other Notes |