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diff --git a/doc/gpg.texi b/doc/gpg.texi index 21af12121..84aa799a9 100644 --- a/doc/gpg.texi +++ b/doc/gpg.texi @@ -1968,17 +1968,19 @@ message modification attack. Set the list of personal cipher preferences to @code{string}. Use @command{@gpgname --version} to get a list of available algorithms, and use @code{none} to set no preference at all. This allows the user -to factor in their own preferred algorithms when algorithms are chosen -via recipient key preferences. The most highly ranked cipher in this -list is also used for the @option{--symmetric} encryption command. +to safely override the algorithm chosen by the recipient key +preferences, as GPG will only select an algorithm that is usable by +all recipients. The most highly ranked cipher in this list is also +used for the @option{--symmetric} encryption command. @item --personal-digest-preferences @code{string} Set the list of personal digest preferences to @code{string}. Use @command{@gpgname --version} to get a list of available algorithms, and use @code{none} to set no preference at all. This allows the user -to factor in their own preferred algorithms when algorithms are chosen -via recipient key preferences. The most highly ranked digest -algorithm in this list is also used when signing without encryption +to safely override the algorithm chosen by the recipient key +preferences, as GPG will only select an algorithm that is usable by +all recipients. The most highly ranked digest algorithm in this list +is also used when signing without encryption (e.g. @option{--clearsign} or @option{--sign}). The default value is SHA-1. @@ -1986,10 +1988,11 @@ SHA-1. Set the list of personal compression preferences to @code{string}. Use @command{@gpgname --version} to get a list of available algorithms, and use @code{none} to set no preference at all. This -allows the user to factor in their own preferred algorithms when -algorithms are chosen via recipient key preferences. The most highly -ranked compression algorithm in this list is also used when there are -no recipient keys to consider (e.g. @option{--symmetric}). +allows the user to safely override the algorithm chosen by the +recipient key preferences, as GPG will only select an algorithm that +is usable by all recipients. The most highly ranked compression +algorithm in this list is also used when there are no recipient keys +to consider (e.g. @option{--symmetric}). @item --s2k-cipher-algo @code{name} Use @code{name} as the cipher algorithm used to protect secret keys. |