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| author | Werner Koch <[email protected]> | 2013-10-04 12:31:35 +0000 |
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| committer | Werner Koch <[email protected]> | 2013-10-04 12:31:35 +0000 |
| commit | 7c5d2909ddaf0d84192405d9f446b95d1806936a (patch) | |
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| parent | gpg: Limit the nesting level of I/O filters. (diff) | |
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doc: Some gpg and gpgv clarifications.
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GnuPG-bug-id: 1486, 1537
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diff --git a/doc/gpgv.texi b/doc/gpgv.texi index b6047f4ba..0cb2360f8 100644 --- a/doc/gpgv.texi +++ b/doc/gpgv.texi @@ -62,10 +62,15 @@ the public keys used to make the signature are valid. There are no configuration files and only a few options are implemented. @code{@gpgvname} assumes that all keys in the keyring are trustworthy. -By default it uses a keyring named @file{trustedkeys.gpg} which is -assumed to be in the home directory as defined by GnuPG or set by an -option or an environment variable. An option may be used to specify -another keyring or even multiple keyrings. +That does also mean that it does not check for expired or revoked +keys. + +By default a keyring named @file{trustedkeys.gpg} is used. This +default keyring is assumed to be in the home directory of GnuPG, +either the default home directory or the one set by an option or an +environment variable. The option @code{--keyring} may be used to +specify a different keyring or even multiple keyrings. + @noindent @mansect options |