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diff --git a/doc/ChangeLog b/doc/ChangeLog index e7a8ba2da..2344c8f67 100644 --- a/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/doc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2009-11-18 Werner Koch <[email protected]> + + * gpg.texi (GPG Key related Options): Describe + --skip-hidden-recipients. + 2009-10-19 David Shaw <[email protected]> * gpg.texi (GPG Configuration Options): Clarify that ca-cert-file diff --git a/doc/gpg.texi b/doc/gpg.texi index 82cdef17d..8ec755648 100644 --- a/doc/gpg.texi +++ b/doc/gpg.texi @@ -1761,14 +1761,24 @@ Use @var{name} as the key to sign with. Note that this option overrides @option{--default-key}. @item --try-all-secrets +@opindex try-all-secrets Don't look at the key ID as stored in the message but try all secret keys in turn to find the right decryption key. This option forces the behaviour as used by anonymous recipients (created by using @option{--throw-keyids}) and might come handy in case where an encrypted message contains a bogus key ID. - - +@item --skip-hidden-recipients +@itemx --no-skip-hidden-recipients +@opindex skip-hidden-recipients +@opindex no-skip-hidden-recipients +During decryption skip all anonymous recipients. This option helps in +the case that people use the hidden recipients feature to hide there +own encrypt-to key from others. If oneself has many secret keys this +may lead to a major annoyance because all keys are tried in turn to +decrypt soemthing which was not really intended for it. The drawback +of this option is that it is currently not possible to decrypt a +message which includes real anonymous recipients. @end table |