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diff --git a/doc/gpg.sgml b/doc/gpg.sgml index d4a4514d8..91f4b0a5f 100644 --- a/doc/gpg.sgml +++ b/doc/gpg.sgml @@ -984,13 +984,36 @@ recipient's or signator's key. </para></listitem></varlistentry> <varlistentry> +<term>--trust-model <parameter>openpgp|classic|always</parameter></term> +<listitem><para> + +Set what trust model GnuPG should follow. The models are: + +<variablelist> + +<varlistentry><term>openpgp</term><listitem><para> +This is the web-of-trust combined with trust signatures as used in PGP +5.x and later. This is the default trust model. +</para></listitem></varlistentry> + +<varlistentry><term>classic</term><listitem><para> +This is the standard web-of-trust as used in PGP 2.x and earlier. +</para></listitem></varlistentry> + +<varlistentry><term>always</term><listitem><para> +Skip key validation and assume that used keys are always fully +trusted. You won't use this unless you have installed some external +validation scheme. This option also suppresses the "[uncertain]" tag +printed with signature checks when there is no evidence that the user +ID is bound to the key. +</para></listitem></varlistentry> + +</variablelist></para></listitem></varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> <term>--always-trust</term> <listitem><para> -Skip key validation and assume that used keys are always fully trusted. -You won't use this unless you have installed some external validation -scheme. This option also suppresses the "[uncertain]" tag printed -with signature checks when there is no evidence that the user ID -is bound to the key. +Identical to `--trust-model always' </para></listitem></varlistentry> @@ -1531,6 +1554,20 @@ with the command --version yields a list of supported algorithms. <varlistentry> +<term>--compress-algo &ParmName;</term> +<listitem><para> +Use compression algorithm &ParmName;. "zlib" is RFC1950 ZLIB +compression. "zip" is RFC-1951 ZIP compression which is used by PGP. +"uncompressed" or "none" disables compression. If this option is not +used, the default behavior is to examine the recipient key preferences +to see which algorithms the recipient supports. If all else fails, +ZIP is used for maximum compatibility. Note, however, that ZLIB may +give better compression results if that is more important, as the +compression window size is not limited to 8k. +</para></listitem></varlistentry> + + +<varlistentry> <term>--cert-digest-algo &ParmName;</term> <listitem><para> Use &ParmName; as the message digest algorithm used when signing a @@ -1589,19 +1626,6 @@ same value is acceptable). <varlistentry> -<term>--compress-algo &ParmN;</term> -<listitem><para> -Use compression algorithm &ParmN;. Default is 2 which is RFC1950 -compression. You may use 1 to use the old zlib version (RFC1951) which -is used by PGP. 0 disables compression. The default algorithm may give -better results because the window size is not limited to 8K. If this -is not used the OpenPGP behavior is used, i.e. the compression -algorithm is selected from the preferences; note, that this can't be -done if you do not encrypt the data. -</para></listitem></varlistentry> - - -<varlistentry> <term>--disable-cipher-algo &ParmName;</term> <listitem><para> Never allow the use of &ParmName; as cipher algorithm. |