Merge pull request #429 from asedeno/signed-not-encrypted

Update documentation to say tasks are signed, not encrypted
Koed00 · Apr 21, 2020 · 108050b · 108050b
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diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Features
 -  Multiprocessing worker pool
 -  Asynchronous tasks
 -  Scheduled and repeated tasks
--  Encrypted and compressed packages
+-  Signed and compressed packages
 -  Failure and success database or cache
 -  Result hooks, groups and chains
 -  Django Admin integration

diff --git a/docs/configure.rst b/docs/configure.rst
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ On most broker types this will be used as the queue name.
 Defaults to ``'default'``.
 
 .. note::
-    Tasks are encrypted. When a worker encounters a task it can not decrypt, it will be discarded or failed.
+    Tasks are signed. When a worker encounters a task with an invalid signature, it will be discarded or failed.
 
 workers
 ~~~~~~~
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ of the cache connection you want to use instead of a direct Redis connection::
 
 
 .. tip::
-    Django Q uses your ``SECRET_KEY`` to encrypt task packages and prevent task crossover. So make sure you have it set up in your Django settings.
+    Django Q uses your ``SECRET_KEY`` to sign task packages and prevent task crossover. So make sure you have it set up in your Django settings.
 
 .. _disque_configuration:
 

diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Features
 -  Multiprocessing worker pools
 -  Asynchronous tasks
 -  Scheduled and repeated tasks
--  Encrypted and compressed packages
+-  Signed and compressed packages
 -  Failure and success database or cache
 -  Result hooks, groups and chains
 -  Django Admin integration