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NAME
pgp.cfg - Format of the configuration file used by pgp(1).
DESCRIPTION
The default location for this file is ~/.pgp. You may
specify another location by setting the environment vari-
able PGPPATH. SH COMMAND-LINE SPECIFICATION All PGP
applications accept these options as command-line argu-
ments, as well. Command line arguments always override
the configuration file. Options are specified with a dou-
ble-dash (--) or plus (+), followed by an equal sign (=)
and the value, if appropriate. For example, to specify
the public keyring to use on an encryption operation:
pgpe -r foo@bar.baz.com --pubring=~/fooring.pkr
To turn on text mode, in an encryption:
pgpe -r foo@bar.baz.com --textmode
OPTIONS
The following configuration options are supported, both in
the pgp.cfg file and on the command line of PGP applica-
tions. Case is not important in specifying the variable
names, but may be in specifying filenames, depending on
your operating environment. Immediately following each
option is a description of its type: Boolean is either
"1" or "on" or "0" or "off"; String is a string; and Inte-
ger is a number.
Armor Boolean. Turns ASCII armoring on or off. The
default is off.
ArmorLines
Integer. Specifies the maximum number of lines
that may be contained in an ASCII armored message.
Messages longer than this number of lines will be
broken up into multi-part ASCII armored messages.
A value of zero indicates an unlimited number of
lines. The default is zero.
Compress
Boolean. Specifies whether messages should be com-
pressed prior to encryption. The default is on.
DefaultKeyID
String. The key ID you wish to be default for
signing operations and the EncryptToSelf option,
below. There is no default; however, if none is
specified, the first secret key on your secret
keyring will be used for most operations.
EncryptToSelf
Boolean. If on, automatically encrypts all
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messages to your default key, as well as to the
intended recipient. Intended to allow you to read
encrypted mail you've sent. The default is off.
FastKeyGen
Boolean. Utilizes pre-generated prime numbers for
certain initial operations on DSS/Diffie-Hellman
key generation. This only works for "standard" key
sizes (1024, 1596 and 2048). The default is on.
Language
String. The country code of the language you wish
to use. The default is "us."
LanguageFile
String. The file from which to load runtime
strings. The default is "language50.txt" in your
.pgp directory. If this file does not exist, PGP
will use internal defaults.
MyName String. See DefaultKeyID.
PubRing
String. Your public keyring file. The default is
"pubring.pkr" in your .pgp directory.
RandomDevice
String. Entropy-generating device. If present, it
will be used in favor of asking the user for key-
board input. The default is "/dev/random."
SecRing
String. Your secret keyring file. The default is
"secring.skr" in your .pgp directory.
WarnOnMixRSADiffieHellman
Boolean. Warns the user if encrypting to multiple
keys, one or more of which is RSA and one or more
of which is DSS/Diffie-Hellman. The reason for
this warning is that most RSA key owners will still
be using 2.6.2, which will not properly decrypt
such messages. The default is on.
WarnOnRSARecipAndNonRSASigner
Boolean. Warns the user if encrypting to an RSA
key, but signing with a DSS/Diffie-Hellman key.
The reason for this warning is that most RSA key
owners will still be using 2.6.2, which will not
properly decrypt such messages. The default is on.
BUGS
See pgp(1).
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SEE ALSO
pgp(1), pgpe(1), pgpv(1), pgps(1), pgpk(1), pgp-integra-
tion(7), http://www.pgp.com (US versions) and
http://www.pgpi.com (International versions)
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