From f5b103b455fed033b92241de754100c28b3c554a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joey Hess Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2015 14:07:57 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] comment --- ...ment_5_5aecb8c58d501e929e746d5536032c81._comment | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/forum/Future_proofing___47___disaster_recovery_with_an_encrypted_special_remote/comment_5_5aecb8c58d501e929e746d5536032c81._comment diff --git a/doc/forum/Future_proofing___47___disaster_recovery_with_an_encrypted_special_remote/comment_5_5aecb8c58d501e929e746d5536032c81._comment b/doc/forum/Future_proofing___47___disaster_recovery_with_an_encrypted_special_remote/comment_5_5aecb8c58d501e929e746d5536032c81._comment new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..8c3478d978 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/forum/Future_proofing___47___disaster_recovery_with_an_encrypted_special_remote/comment_5_5aecb8c58d501e929e746d5536032c81._comment @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +[[!comment format=mdwn + username="joey" + subject="""comment 5""" + date="2015-12-19T17:59:38Z" + content=""" +When using `pubkey`, the second 256 bytes of ciphertext are currently +not used for anything. + +For `hybrid` and `shared`, the 256 bytes of ciphertext are used +as a symmetric cipher. So the gpg option to use for both encrypting +and decrypting is --symmetric. gpg then prompts for a passphrase, +and the ciphertext is what's used. +"""]]