From: shamoon <4887959+shamoon@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2025 16:07:04 +0000 (-0800)
Subject: Documentation: clarify encryption docs
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Documentation: clarify encryption docs
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diff --git a/docs/administration.md b/docs/administration.md
index 8e646b326..54d918783 100644
--- a/docs/administration.md
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@@ -565,19 +565,15 @@ document.
 
 ### Managing encryption {#encryption}
 
-Documents can be stored in Paperless using GnuPG encryption.
-
 !!! warning
 
-    Encryption is deprecated since [paperless-ng 0.9](changelog.md#paperless-ng-090) and doesn't really
-    provide any additional security, since you have to store the passphrase
-    in a configuration file on the same system as the encrypted documents
-    for paperless to work. Furthermore, the entire text content of the
-    documents is stored plain in the database, even if your documents are
-    encrypted. Filenames are not encrypted as well.
-
-    Also, the web server provides transparent access to your encrypted
-    documents.
+    Encryption was removed in [paperless-ng 0.9](changelog.md#paperless-ng-090)
+    because it did not really provide any additional security, the passphrase
+    was stored in a configuration file on the same system as the documents.
+    Furthermore, the entire text content of the documents is stored plain in
+    the database, even if your documents are encrypted. Filenames are not
+    encrypted as well. Finally, the web server provides transparent access to
+    your encrypted documents.
 
     Consider running paperless on an encrypted filesystem instead, which
     will then at least provide security against physical hardware theft.