Release 1.3~exp2

[apt.git] / doc / apt-key.8.xml

diff --git a/doc/apt-key.8.xml b/doc/apt-key.8.xml
index 78b6c4a9e623ba59852ecc0f215f78cf2e7688b6..b5319efa3ab4691ea4d9a744db02e5940fe17325 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/apt-key.8.xml
+++ b/doc/apt-key.8.xml
@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="no"?>
 <!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
   "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="no"?>
 <!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
   "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [

-
-<!ENTITY % aptent SYSTEM "apt.ent">
-%aptent;
-
-<!ENTITY % aptverbatiment SYSTEM "apt-verbatim.ent">
-%aptverbatiment;
-
+<!ENTITY % aptent SYSTEM "apt.ent"> %aptent;
+<!ENTITY % aptverbatiment SYSTEM "apt-verbatim.ent"> %aptverbatiment;
+<!ENTITY % aptvendor SYSTEM "apt-vendor.ent"> %aptvendor;

 ]>
 
 <refentry>
 ]>
 
 <refentry>


@@ -17,7 +13,7 @@
    &apt-email;
    &apt-product;
    <!-- The last update date -->
    &apt-email;
    &apt-product;
    <!-- The last update date -->

-   <date>2012-05-21T00:00:00Z</date>
+   <date>2015-10-15T00:00:00Z</date>

  </refentryinfo>
 
  <refmeta>
  </refentryinfo>
 
  <refmeta>


@@ -52,7 +48,11 @@
        &synopsis-param-filename; or if the filename is <literal>-</literal>
        from standard input.
      </para>
        &synopsis-param-filename; or if the filename is <literal>-</literal>
        from standard input.
      </para>

-
+     <para>
+     It is critical that keys added manually via <command>apt-key</command> are
+     verified to belong to the owner of the repositories they claim to be for
+     otherwise the &apt-secure; infrastructure is completely undermined.
+     </para>

      </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
 
      </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
 


@@ -114,10 +114,11 @@
      <varlistentry><term><option>adv</option></term>
      <listitem>
      <para>
      <varlistentry><term><option>adv</option></term>
      <listitem>
      <para>

-
-     Pass advanced options to gpg. With adv --recv-key you can download the 
-        public key.  
-
+     Pass advanced options to gpg. With <command>adv --recv-key</command> you
+     can e.g. download key from keyservers directly into the the trusted set of
+     keys. Note that there are <emphasis>no</emphasis> checks performed, so it is
+     easy to completely undermine the &apt-secure; infrastructure if used without
+     care.

      </para>
 
      </listitem>
      </para>
 
      </listitem>


@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@
        Update the local keyring with the archive keyring and remove from
        the local keyring the archive keys which are no longer valid.
        The archive keyring is shipped in the <literal>archive-keyring</literal> package of your
        Update the local keyring with the archive keyring and remove from
        the local keyring the archive keys which are no longer valid.
        The archive keyring is shipped in the <literal>archive-keyring</literal> package of your

-       distribution, e.g. the <literal>debian-archive-keyring</literal> package in Debian.
+       distribution, e.g. the &keyring-package; package in &keyring-distro;.

 
      </para>
 
 
      </para>
 


@@ -141,13 +142,13 @@
      <listitem>
      <para>
 
      <listitem>
      <para>
 

-       Work similar to the <command>update</command> command above, but get the
-       archive keyring from an URI instead and validate it against a master key.
+       Perform an update working similarly to the <command>update</command> command above,
+       but get the archive keyring from a URI instead and validate it against a master key.

 
        This requires an installed &wget; and an APT build configured to have
        a server to fetch from and a master keyring to validate.
 
 
        This requires an installed &wget; and an APT build configured to have
        a server to fetch from and a master keyring to validate.
 

-       APT in Debian does not support this command and relies on
+       APT in Debian does not support this command, relying on

        <command>update</command> instead, but Ubuntu's APT does.
 
      </para>
        <command>update</command> instead, but Ubuntu's APT does.
 
      </para>


@@ -161,7 +162,7 @@
 <para>Note that options need to be defined before the commands described in the previous section.</para>
    <variablelist>
       <varlistentry><term><option>--keyring</option> <option>&synopsis-param-filename;</option></term>
 <para>Note that options need to be defined before the commands described in the previous section.</para>
    <variablelist>
       <varlistentry><term><option>--keyring</option> <option>&synopsis-param-filename;</option></term>

-      <listitem><para>With this option it is possible to specify a specific keyring
+      <listitem><para>With this option it is possible to specify a particular keyring

       file the command should operate on. The default is that a command is executed
       on the <filename>trusted.gpg</filename> file as well as on all parts in the
       <filename>trusted.gpg.d</filename> directory, though <filename>trusted.gpg</filename>
       file the command should operate on. The default is that a command is executed
       on the <filename>trusted.gpg</filename> file as well as on all parts in the
       <filename>trusted.gpg.d</filename> directory, though <filename>trusted.gpg</filename>


@@ -180,12 +181,12 @@
      <listitem><para>Local trust database of archive keys.</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
 
      <listitem><para>Local trust database of archive keys.</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
 

-     <varlistentry><term><filename>/usr/share/keyrings/debian-archive-keyring.gpg</filename></term>
-     <listitem><para>Keyring of Debian archive trusted keys.</para></listitem>
+     <varlistentry><term>&keyring-filename;</term>
+     <listitem><para>Keyring of &keyring-distro; archive trusted keys.</para></listitem>

      </varlistentry>
 
      </varlistentry>
 

-     <varlistentry><term><filename>/usr/share/keyrings/debian-archive-removed-keys.gpg</filename></term>
-     <listitem><para>Keyring of Debian archive removed trusted keys.</para></listitem>
+     <varlistentry><term>&keyring-removed-filename;</term>
+     <listitem><para>Keyring of &keyring-distro; archive removed trusted keys.</para></listitem>

      </varlistentry>
 
    </variablelist>
      </varlistentry>
 
    </variablelist>