From 3308d5e3f4e25dce5168c4a7cb2f545424c6d185 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Kahn Gillmor Date: Fri, 25 May 2018 12:27:15 -0400 Subject: g10: Make force-mdc the default. * g10/gpg.c: (main) initialize opt.force_mdc to 1. * doc/gpg.texi: update documentation about --force-mdc -- GnuPG-bug-id: 3995 Signed-off-by: Daniel Kahn Gillmor --- doc/gpg.texi | 11 +++++++---- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc/gpg.texi') diff --git a/doc/gpg.texi b/doc/gpg.texi index 544ed1817..6f804bdf4 100644 --- a/doc/gpg.texi +++ b/doc/gpg.texi @@ -2600,11 +2600,14 @@ This option requires the use of option @option{--rfc4880bis} to declare that a not yet standardized feature is used. @item --force-mdc +@item --no-force-mdc @opindex force-mdc -Force the use of encryption with a modification detection code. This -is always used with the newer ciphers (those with a blocksize greater -than 64 bits), or if all of the recipient keys indicate MDC support in -their feature flags. +Force (or do not force) the use of encryption with a modification +detection code. The default is to always force the MDC when +encrypting (@option{--force-mdc}). If @option{--no-force-mdc} is +given, the MDC may be skipped when using older ciphers (those with a +blocksize 64 bits or less), and if some of the recipient keys do not +indicate MDC support in their feature flags. @item --disable-mdc @opindex disable-mdc -- cgit v1.2.3