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
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- DESCRIPTION
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- OPTIONS
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- BUGS
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- SEE ALSO
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