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@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ encrypt mail for the given recipient certificates. Input file is the message
to be encrypted. The output file is the encrypted mail in MIME format. The
actual CMS type is <B>EnvelopedData<B>.
+Note that no revocation check is done for the recipient cert, so if that
+key has been compromised, others may be able to decrypt the text.
+
=item B<-decrypt>
decrypt mail using the supplied certificate and private key. Expects an
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