tFIX --kdf documentation - tomb - the crypto undertaker
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DIR commit 2194023287ab60ea02f8680b9e256096e5e7f797
DIR parent 5f3ec68c383c7e09aefe37eefdd4c750d63dd7dc
HTML Author: boyska <piuttosto@logorroici.org>
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2015 12:44:13 +0100
FIX --kdf documentation
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M doc/tomb.1 | 8 +++++---
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
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DIR diff --git a/doc/tomb.1 b/doc/tomb.1
t@@ -193,10 +193,12 @@ what you are doing if you force an operation.
When digging or resizing a tomb, this option must be used to specify
the \fIsize\fR of the new file to be created. Units are megabytes (MiB).
.B
-.IP "--kdf \fI<iterations>\fR"
+.IP "--kdf \fI<itertime>\fR"
Activate the KDF feature against dictionary attacks when creating a
-key: forces a delay of \fI<iterations>\fR (integer multiplied by 10k)
-every time this key is used.
+key: forces a delay of \fI<itertime>\fR seconds every time this key is used.
+You should keep in mind that the actual iteration count is calculated based on
+the performance of the computer where you forge the key.
+The argument must be an integer, so you cannot say \fI--kdf 0.3\fR for 300ms.
.B
.IP "-h"
Display a help text and quit.