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diff --git a/lang/python/docs/dita/howto/part04/decryption.dita b/lang/python/docs/dita/howto/part04/decryption.dita index 41a4650e..bb8c3680 100644 --- a/lang/python/docs/dita/howto/part04/decryption.dita +++ b/lang/python/docs/dita/howto/part04/decryption.dita @@ -30,9 +30,20 @@ else: pass </codeblock> </p> - <p>The data available in <codeph>plaintext</codeph> in this example is the decrypted content - as a byte object, the recipient key IDs and algorithms in <codeph>result</codeph> and the - results of verifying any signatures of the data in <codeph>verify_result</codeph>.</p> + <p>The data available in <codeph>plaintext</codeph> following a successful decryption in this + example is the decrypted content as a byte object, the recipient key IDs and algorithms in + <codeph>result</codeph> and the results of verifying any signatures of the data in + <codeph>verify_result</codeph>.</p> + <p> + <note>The graceful handling of <codeph>GPGMEError</codeph> with the try/except statement is + to handle the decryption error message produced if the file <codeph>ciphertext</codeph>, + and thus <codeph>cfile</codeph>, are encrypted with deprecated and insecure methods. + Particularly without MDC integrity checks or utilising deprecated encryption algorithms. + Messages and files encrypted with these are not decrypted with GPGME at all and any user + requiring archival access will need to access it manually with pre-GnuPG 2.3 versions of + the software which meets the requirements of the specific use case.</note> + </p> + <p/> </body> </topic> </dita> |