Hello. Am Sonntag, den 30.12.2018, 22:40 +0100 schrieb Stefan Claas: > On Sun, 30 Dec 2018 18:05:37 +0100, Gernot Pokorny wrote: > Hi, > > > What is the difference between --encrypt-to and --recipient and > > what are the advantages and disadvantages of using one over the > > other, which one should you use for encrypting your own files and > > what does the following mean?
> > --encrypt-to ... The key specified by name is used only when there > > are other recipients given by the user or by use of the option > > recipient. ... > Simply said you put encrypt-to, with your key-id, in your gpg.conf > and when you do a gpg --recipient yourfriend it encrypts to your > friend and also to you. Yes, that's correct. Anyways, I prefer using the --hidden-recipient for this purpose. That prevents the disclosure of the communication paths with pure GPG-Packet analysis. Regards, Dirk -- Dirk Gottschalk Paulusstrasse 6-8 52064 Aachen, Germany GPG: DDCB AF8E 0132 AA54 20AB B864 4081 0B18 1ED8 E838 Keybase.io: https://keybase.io/dgottschalk GitHub: https://github.com/Dirk1980ac
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