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diff --git a/doc/ChangeLog b/doc/ChangeLog index bdd5f292..72b31b8f 100644 --- a/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/doc/ChangeLog @@ -1,5 +1,10 @@ 2002-03-06 Marcus Brinkmann <[email protected]> + * gpgme.texi (Encrypting a Plaintext): Document symmetric + encryption. + +2002-03-06 Marcus Brinkmann <[email protected]> + * gpgme.texi (Error Strings): Add example. * gpgme.texi (Listing Keys): Likewise. diff --git a/doc/gpgme.texi b/doc/gpgme.texi index 0c2d4136..855f0d49 100644 --- a/doc/gpgme.texi +++ b/doc/gpgme.texi @@ -2289,6 +2289,13 @@ encrypted for all valid recipients and returned in @var{cipher}. More information about the invalid recipients is available with @code{gpgme_get_op_info}. @xref{Detailed Results}. +If @var{recp} is @code{NULL}, symmetric rather than public key +encryption is performed. Symmetrically encrypted cipher text can be +deciphered with @code{gpgme_op_decrypt}. Note that in this case the +crypto backend needs to retrieve a passphrase from the user. +Symmetric encryption is currently only supported for the OpenPGP +crypto backend. + The function returns @code{GPGME_No_Error} if the ciphertext could be created successfully, @code{GPGME_Invalid_Value} if @var{ctx}, @var{rset}, @var{plain} or @var{cipher} is not a valid pointer, |