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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/sources.list.5.xml | 17 |
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diff --git a/doc/sources.list.5.xml b/doc/sources.list.5.xml index 3b674c35f..bca4740fd 100644 --- a/doc/sources.list.5.xml +++ b/doc/sources.list.5.xml @@ -271,15 +271,14 @@ deb-src [ option1=value1 option2=value2 ] uri suite [component1] [component2] [. is a tri-state value which defaults to APT deciding if a source is considered trusted or if warnings should be raised before e.g. packages are installed from this source. This option can be used - to override this decision either with the value <literal>yes</literal>, - which lets APT consider this source always as a trusted source, - even if it lacks or fails authentication checks, by disabling parts - of &apt-secure;. It should therefore only be used in a local and trusted - context (if at all) as otherwise security is breached. The opposite - can be achieved with the value <literal>no</literal>, which - causes the source to be handled as untrusted even if the - authentication checks passed successfully. - The default value can't be set explicitly. + to override that decision. The value <literal>yes</literal> tells APT + always to consider this source as trusted, even if it doesn't pass + authentication checks. It disables parts of &apt-secure;, and should + therefore only be used in a local and trusted context (if at all) as + otherwise security is breached. The value <literal>no<literal> does + the opposite, causing the source to be handled as untrusted even if + the authentication checks passed successfully. The default value can't + be set explicitly. </para></listitem> <listitem><para><option>Signed-By</option> (<option>signed-by</option>) |