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diff --git a/doc/gpg.texi b/doc/gpg.texi index 420326b5d..d8e4bcdef 100644 --- a/doc/gpg.texi +++ b/doc/gpg.texi @@ -2637,6 +2637,20 @@ Disable all checks on the form of the user ID while generating a new one. This option should only be used in very special environments as it does not ensure the de-facto standard format of user IDs. +@ifset gpgtwoone +@item --allow-v3-keys +@itemx --no-allow-v3-keys +@opindex allow-v3-keys +Allow the use of deprecated v3 keys with @command{gpg}. The default +is not to allow their use. + +Since version 2.1 GnuPG does not anymore allow the import or use of v3 +keys. Those keys have been generated in the past by PGP 2 and exhibit +a couple of flaws. For example they rely on the broken MD5 algorithm. +OpenPGP has long deprecated their use (cf. RFC-4880, section 5.5.2). +This option may be used to exceptionally allow their use. +@end ifset + @item --ignore-time-conflict @opindex ignore-time-conflict GnuPG normally checks that the timestamps associated with keys and |