* epg.el (epg-sign-file): Signal an error only when a signature is not

[elisp/epg.git] / README

diff --git a/README b/README
index e8f6d8b..c7fa492 100644 (file)
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Add the following line to your ~/.emacs
 
   (require 'epa-setup)
 
-Then you can browse your keyring by M-x epa-list-keys.  In addition,
+Then you can browse your keyring by `M-x epa-list-keys'.  In addition,
 you can do some cryptographic operations on dired.
 
   M-x dired
@@ -46,9 +46,10 @@ If Emacs crashes and dumps core, Lisp strings in memory are also
 dumped within the core file.  `read-passwd' function clears passphrase
 strings by `(fillarray string 0)'.  However, Emacs performs compaction
 in gc_sweep phase.  If GC happens before `fillarray', passphrase
-strings may be moved elsewhere in memory.
+strings may be moved elsewhere in memory.  Therefore, passphrase
+caching in Elisp is generally a bad idea.
 
-Fortunately, there is gpg-agent to cache passphrases in more secure
-way, so the EasyPG Library dares to disable passphrase caching.  Elisp
+The EasyPG Library dares to disable passphrase caching.  Fortunately,
+there is more secure way to cache passphrases - use gpg-agent.  Elisp
 programs can set `epg-context-passphrase-callback' to cache user's
-passphrases.
+passphrases, it is not recommended though.