* epg.el (epg-status-GET_BOOL): New function.

[elisp/epg.git] / README

diff --git a/README b/README
index 4270854..e231330 100644 (file)
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -16,11 +16,16 @@ elisp library to interact with GnuPG.
 
 * Quick start
 
+** Installation
+
+$ ./configure
+$ sudo make install
+
 ** Transparent file encryption utility
 
 EasyPG provides transparent file encryption utility similar to
-crypt++, alpaca.el, hedgehog.  To try this feature, add the following
-line to your ~/.emacs and C-x C-f ~/test.txt.gpg.
+crypt++, alpaca.el, hedgehog.  To try this, add the following line to
+your ~/.emacs and C-x C-f ~/test.txt.gpg.
 
 (require 'epg-file)
 
@@ -37,15 +42,15 @@ add the following line to your ~/.gnus.
 There are many competitors of EasyPG such as Mailcrypt, Gnus/PGG,
 gpg.el, etc.  EasyPG has some advantages over them.
 
-** EasyPG avoides potential security flaws of Emacs.
+** EasyPG avoides potential security flaws of Emacs
 
-*** `call-process-region' writes data in region to temporary files.
+*** `call-process-region' writes data in region to temporary files
 
 `call-process-region' writes data in region to temporary files.
 EasyPG do _not_ use `call-process-region' to communicate with a gpg
 subprocess.
 
-*** There is no way to clear strings safely.
+*** `(fillarray string 0)' is not enough to clear passphrases
 
 If Emacs crashed and dumps core, passphrase strings in memory are also
 dumped within the core file.  `read-passwd' function clears passphrase