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diff --git a/doc/gpg-agent.texi b/doc/gpg-agent.texi index f4da9cfdc..5a387d42a 100644 --- a/doc/gpg-agent.texi +++ b/doc/gpg-agent.texi @@ -243,9 +243,15 @@ debugger. This option inhibits the use of the very secure random quality level (Libgcrypt’s @code{GCRY_VERY_STRONG_RANDOM}) and degrades all request down to standard random quality. It is only used for testing and -shall not be used for any production quality keys. This option is +should not be used for any production quality keys. This option is only effective when given on the command line. +On GNU/Linux, another way to quickly generate insecure keys is to use +@command{rngd} to fill the kernel's entropy pool with lower quality +random data. @command{rngd} is typically provided by the +@command{rng-tools} package. It can be run as follows: @samp{sudo +rngd -f -r /dev/urandom}. + @item --debug-pinentry @opindex debug-pinentry This option enables extra debug information pertaining to the |