simplifying the use of --throw-keyid option

[David Shaw]

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On Thu, Apr 03, 2003 at 06:57:53AM -0800, vedaal@hush.com wrote:

> >Message: 2
> >Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2003 08:43:56 -0500
> >From: David Shaw <dshaw@jabberwocky.com>
> >To: gnupg-users@gnupg.org
> >Subject: Re: simplifying the use of --throw-keyid option
> 
> ..
> >The development branch has better handling of such messages.  Instead
> >of prompting for each secret key, it prompts for a single passphrase
> >and tries it against all keys.  This will be in 1.4.
> 
> suggestions: {if not already implemented }
> 
> [1] can the 16k space be increased,
> as people are importing 4k pgp dh and rsa v4 keys, if they have 5 secret
> keys, the 'try all secrets' shuts off

Yes, this is raised to 32k in 1.2.2.

> [2] can there be an option where one can choose to have gnupg inform
>  
> the user if the passphrase is entered incorrectly for that key,
> {especially useful for 'secure' passphrases, entered from the commandline,
>  where mistyping may be common)

I don't understand this.  GnuPG already reports that a passphrase is
invalid.

> [3] can there be selective anonymity, where if encrypting to multiple
> recipients, to specify the key-id for the throw keyid, and leave the
> others intact,
> (or, if easier to implement, an option for -ignore-throw-keyid
> for each key that one wants to not be anonymous 

This is in 1.3.x.  See the --hidden-recipient option.

David
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