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1 files changed, 11 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/doc/gpg.sgml b/doc/gpg.sgml index 6ae8af8ef..9cd593177 100644 --- a/doc/gpg.sgml +++ b/doc/gpg.sgml @@ -944,7 +944,6 @@ Note that -u or --local-user overrides this option. <varlistentry> <term>-r, --recipient &ParmName;</term> -<term></term> <listitem><para> Encrypt for user id &ParmName;. If this option or --hidden-recipient is not specified, GnuPG asks for the user-id unless @@ -953,13 +952,12 @@ is not specified, GnuPG asks for the user-id unless <varlistentry> <term>-R, --hidden-recipient &ParmName;</term> -<term></term> <listitem><para> -Encrypt for user id &ParmName;, but hide the keyid of the key. This -option hides the receiver of the message and is a countermeasure -against traffic analysis. If this option or --recipient is not -specified, GnuPG asks for the user-id unless --default-recipient is -given. +Encrypt for user ID &ParmName;, but hide the key ID of this user's +key. This option helps to hide the receiver of the message and is a +limited countermeasure against traffic analysis. If this option or +--recipient is not specified, GnuPG asks for the user ID unless +--default-recipient is given. </para></listitem></varlistentry> <varlistentry> @@ -2190,11 +2188,12 @@ disables this option. <term>--throw-keyids</term> <term>--no-throw-keyids</term> <listitem><para> -Do not put the recipient keyid into encrypted packets. This option -hides the receiver of the message and is a countermeasure against -traffic analysis. It may slow down the decryption process because all -available secret keys are tried. --no-throw-keyids disables this -option. +Do not put the recipient key IDs into encrypted messages. This helps +to hide the receivers of the message and is a limited countermeasure +against traffic analysis. On the receiving side, it may slow down the +decryption process because all available secret keys must be tried. +--no-throw-keyids disables this option. This option is essentially +the same as using --hidden-recipient for all recipients. </para></listitem></varlistentry> <varlistentry> |