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diff --git a/doc/gpg.texi b/doc/gpg.texi index 887a62458..0d855c9ea 100644 --- a/doc/gpg.texi +++ b/doc/gpg.texi @@ -2291,9 +2291,10 @@ to consider (e.g. @option{--symmetric}). @item --s2k-cipher-algo @code{name} @opindex s2k-cipher-algo Use @code{name} as the cipher algorithm used to protect secret keys. -The default cipher is @value{DEFSYMENCALGO}. This cipher is also used for -conventional encryption if @option{--personal-cipher-preferences} and -@option{--cipher-algo} is not given. +The default cipher is @value{DEFSYMENCALGO}. This cipher is also used +for symmetric encryption with a passphrase if +@option{--personal-cipher-preferences} and @option{--cipher-algo} is +not given. @item --s2k-digest-algo @code{name} @opindex s2k-digest-algo @@ -2306,7 +2307,7 @@ Selects how passphrases are mangled. If @code{n} is 0 a plain passphrase (which is not recommended) will be used, a 1 adds a salt to the passphrase and a 3 (the default) iterates the whole process a number of times (see --s2k-count). Unless @option{--rfc1991} is used, -this mode is also used for conventional encryption. +this mode is also used for symmetric encryption with a passphrase. @item --s2k-count @code{n} @opindex s2k-count |