X-Git-Url: https://git.distorted.org.uk/~mdw/catacomb/blobdiff_plain/290ddb617fe530512a3496de61318a98ae623fe7..7532e25e9f8a4347274d62f8fdeffe227afe849e:/progs/key.1 diff --git a/progs/key.1 b/progs/key.1 index a2ac3376..abd399d9 100644 --- a/progs/key.1 +++ b/progs/key.1 @@ -373,9 +373,8 @@ The length of the subsidiary key or parameter, in bits. Not all key-generation algorithms have a subsidiary key size. .TP .BI "\-p, \-\-parameters " tag -Selects a key containing parameter values to copy. Not all -key-generation algorithms allow the use of shared parameters. A new key -also inherits attributes from its parameter key. +Selects a key containing parameter values to copy. +A new key also inherits attributes from its parameter key. .TP .BI "\-A, \-\-seedalg " seed-alg Use the deterministic random number generator algorithm @@ -846,6 +845,12 @@ the public point is then .I x \(mu .IR G . +.TP +.B empty +Generate an empty key, with trivial contents. +This is useful as a `parameters' key, +carrying attributes to be applied to other keys +if they don't require more detailed parameters. .SS "expire" Forces keys to immediately expire. An expired key is not chosen when a program requests a key by its type. The keys to expire are listed by