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Document password entry for opgpcard key import.

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@ -401,6 +401,12 @@ $ opgpcard admin --card ABCD:01234567 -P <admin-pin-file> import key.priv \
When fingerprints are only specified for a subset of the roles, no keys will When fingerprints are only specified for a subset of the roles, no keys will
be imported for the other roles. be imported for the other roles.
If the private (sub)keys in the import file are password protected, the user will be prompted to enter
the password. If (sub)keys are encrypted with different passwords, the user will be prompted multiple times.
(Background: OpenPGP keys can be password protected when they are stored in files, but on an OpenPGP card
the keys always exist in unencrypted form. Therefore, they need to be decrypted for import.)
#### Generate Keys on the card #### Generate Keys on the card
Key generation needs both the Admin PIN and the User PIN (the User PIN is needed to export the new key as a public key). Key generation needs both the Admin PIN and the User PIN (the User PIN is needed to export the new key as a public key).