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diff --git a/doc/gpg-agent.texi b/doc/gpg-agent.texi index b50767060..f20d83384 100644 --- a/doc/gpg-agent.texi +++ b/doc/gpg-agent.texi @@ -434,10 +434,12 @@ to 1. @opindex check-sym-passphrase-pattern Check the passphrase against the pattern given in @var{file}. When entering a new passphrase matching one of these pattern a warning will -be displayed. @var{file} should be an absolute filename. The default -is not to use any pattern file. The second version of this option is -only used when creating a new symmetric key to allow the use of -different patterns for such passphrases. +be displayed. If @var{file} does not contain any slashes and does not +start with "~/" it is searched in the system configuration directory +(@file{@value{SYSCONFDIR}}). The default is not to use any +pattern file. The second version of this option is only used when +creating a new symmetric key to allow the use of different patterns +for such passphrases. Security note: It is known that checking a passphrase against a list of pattern or even against a complete dictionary is not very effective to |