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@@ -2178,7 +2178,7 @@ available, but the MIT release is a good common baseline.
This option implies
@option{--rfc1991 --disable-mdc --no-force-v4-certs
- --escape-from-lines --force-v3-sigs
+ --escape-from-lines --force-v3-sigs --allow-weak-digest-algos
--cipher-algo IDEA --digest-algo MD5 --compress-algo ZIP}.
It also disables @option{--textmode} when encrypting.
@@ -2608,6 +2608,13 @@ necessary to get as much data as possible out of the corrupt message.
However, be aware that a MDC protection failure may also mean that the
message was tampered with intentionally by an attacker.
+@item --allow-weak-digest-algos
+@opindex allow-weak-digest-algos
+Signatures made with the broken MD5 algorithm are normally rejected
+with an ``invalid digest algorithm'' message. This option allows the
+verification of signatures made with such weak algorithms.
+
+
@item --no-default-keyring
@opindex no-default-keyring
Do not add the default keyrings to the list of keyrings. Note that