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diff --git a/doc/ChangeLog b/doc/ChangeLog index f1287b11b..6ebf8b253 100644 --- a/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/doc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2006-06-22 David Shaw <[email protected]> + + * gpg.sgml: Note that --pgp8 does not include SHA224. Clarify + that clearsigned messages are not reversible. + 2006-05-23 David Shaw <[email protected]> * mksamplekeys: Incorporate new package signature key and minimize diff --git a/doc/gpg.sgml b/doc/gpg.sgml index f365c3c7d..251b7aff5 100644 --- a/doc/gpg.sgml +++ b/doc/gpg.sgml @@ -120,7 +120,11 @@ or a passphrase). <varlistentry> <term>--clearsign &OptParmFile;</term> <listitem><para> -Make a clear text signature. +Make a clear text signature. The content in a clear text signature is +readable without any special software. OpenPGP software is only +needed to verify the signature. Clear text signatures may modify +end-of-line whitespace for platform independence and are not intended +to be reversible. </para></listitem></varlistentry> @@ -2496,7 +2500,8 @@ TWOFISH. Set up all options to be as PGP 8 compliant as possible. PGP 8 is a lot closer to the OpenPGP standard than previous versions of PGP, so all this does is disable --throw-keyids and set --escape-from-lines. -All algorithms are allowed except for the SHA384 and SHA512 digests. +All algorithms are allowed except for the SHA224, SHA384, and SHA512 +digests. </para></listitem></varlistentry> </variablelist></para></listitem></varlistentry> |