PGP

Section: User Manual (5.0)
Updated: JULY 1997 (v5.0)
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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 variable PGPPATH. SH COMMAND-LINE SPECIFICATION All PGP applications accept these options as command-line arguments, as well. Command line arguments always override the configuration file. Options are specified with a double-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 applications. 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 Integer 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 compressed 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 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 keyboard 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).  

SEE ALSO

pgp(1), pgpe(1), pgpv(1), pgps(1), pgpk(1), pgp-integration(7), http://www.pgp.com (US versions) and http://www.pgpi.com (International versions)


 

Index

NAME
DESCRIPTION
OPTIONS
BUGS
SEE ALSO

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