correct usage of gpg param 'throw-keyid(s)' ?

grantksupport at operamail.com grantksupport at operamail.com
Fri Nov 21 21:16:39 CET 2014


What is this param's correct usage:

	"throw-keyids" or "throw-keyid"

?

I see conflicting docs online:

	https://www.gnupg.org/documentation/manuals/gnupg/GPG-Esoteric-Options.html & 
		--throw-keyids
		--no-throw-keyids
		    Do not put the recipient key IDs into encrypted messages. This helps to hide the receivers of the message and is a limited countermeasure against traffic analysis.1 On the receiving side, it may slow down the decryption process because all available secret keys must be tried. --no-throw-keyids disables this option. This option is essentially the same as using --hidden-recipient for all recipients.

&

	https://www.gnupg.org/gph/en/manual/r2110.html
		Name
		throw-keyid — do not put key IDs into encrypted packets


Generally, which gpg docs are authoritative?

	https://www.gnupg.org/documentation/manuals,

OR,

	https://www.gnupg.org/gph/en/manual ?

I.e., if/when they conflict, which is considered correct?



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