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authorWerner Koch <[email protected]>2018-02-22 09:24:24 +0000
committerWerner Koch <[email protected]>2018-02-22 09:24:24 +0000
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parentbuild: Update autogen.sh (diff)
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doc: Clarify -export-secret-key-p12
-- GnuPG-bug-id: 3788 Signed-off-by: Werner Koch <[email protected]>
-rw-r--r--doc/gpgsm.texi6
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/doc/gpgsm.texi b/doc/gpgsm.texi
index 5d79ce54e..cd2a74165 100644
--- a/doc/gpgsm.texi
+++ b/doc/gpgsm.texi
@@ -257,10 +257,10 @@ fingerprints or keygrips.
@item --export-secret-key-p12 @var{key-id}
@opindex export-secret-key-p12
Export the private key and the certificate identified by @var{key-id} in
-a PKCS#12 format. When used with the @code{--armor} option a few
+using the PKCS#12 format. When used with the @code{--armor} option a few
informational lines are prepended to the output. Note, that the PKCS#12
-format is not very secure and this command is only provided if there is
-no other way to exchange the private key. (@xref{option --p12-charset}.)
+format is not very secure and proper transport security should be used
+to convey the exported key. (@xref{option --p12-charset}.)
@item --export-secret-key-p8 @var{key-id}
@itemx --export-secret-key-raw @var{key-id}