[Pkg-gnupg-commit] [gnupg2] 103/205: doc: Improve documentation of --enable-large-rsa.

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commit 1dc7f55a4095ee42ce2d8c3eb41b7162edf2ca2e
Author: Neal H. Walfield <neal at g10code.com>
Date:   Thu Mar 17 11:13:57 2016 +0100

    doc: Improve documentation of --enable-large-rsa.
    
    * doc/gpg.texi (--enable-large-rsa): Improve text.
    
    --
    Signed-off-by: Neal H. Walfield <neal at g10code.com>
    Suggested-by: Bernhard Reiter <bernhard at intevation.de>
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 doc/gpg.texi | 10 ++++++----
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/gpg.texi b/doc/gpg.texi
index 810f39d..89e098d 100644
--- a/doc/gpg.texi
+++ b/doc/gpg.texi
@@ -1227,10 +1227,12 @@ the opposite meaning. The options are:
 @itemx --disable-large-rsa
 @opindex enable-large-rsa
 @opindex disable-large-rsa
-With --gen-key and --batch, enable the creation of larger RSA secret
-keys than is generally recommended (up to 8192 bits).  These large
-keys are more expensive to use, and their signatures and
-certifications are also larger.
+With --gen-key and --batch, enable the creation of RSA secret keys as
+large as 8192 bit.  Note: 8192 bit is more than is generally
+recommended.  These large keys don't significantly improve security,
+but they are more expensive to use, and their signatures and
+certifications are larger.  This option is only available if the
+binary was build with large-secmem support.
 
 @item --enable-dsa2
 @itemx --disable-dsa2

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