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-rw-r--r-- | doc/apps/cms.pod | 3 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | doc/apps/smime.pod | 3 |
2 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/doc/apps/cms.pod b/doc/apps/cms.pod index b6546133cf..d5529bea6b 100644 --- a/doc/apps/cms.pod +++ b/doc/apps/cms.pod @@ -122,6 +122,9 @@ encrypt mail for the given recipient certificates. Input file is the message to be encrypted. The output file is the encrypted mail in MIME format. The actual CMS type is <B>EnvelopedData<B>. +Note that no revocation check is done for the recipient cert, so if that +key has been compromised, others may be able to decrypt the text. + =item B<-decrypt> decrypt mail using the supplied certificate and private key. Expects an diff --git a/doc/apps/smime.pod b/doc/apps/smime.pod index 2c7661daf0..ba59eda26f 100644 --- a/doc/apps/smime.pod +++ b/doc/apps/smime.pod @@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ Print out a usage message. encrypt mail for the given recipient certificates. Input file is the message to be encrypted. The output file is the encrypted mail in MIME format. +Note that no revocation check is done for the recipient cert, so if that +key has been compromised, others may be able to decrypt the text. + =item B<-decrypt> decrypt mail using the supplied certificate and private key. Expects an |