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+# Signature Verification and Validation
+
+This package can be a bit overwhelming, hence this README file.
+
+Signature verification and validation in OpenPGP is a complex topic (see a 
+[related blog post of mine](https://blog.jabberhead.tk/2021/04/03/why-signature-verification-in-openpgp-is-hard/)), 
+therefore let me quickly outline some of its challenges for you:
+
+A signature is either valid or it is not.
+However, signature validity goes beyond merely checking the cryptographic correctness like BouncyCastle does.
+A signature that is correct can still be invalid, eg. if it is past its expiry date
+or the key that issued the signature got revoked or is simply not a signing key in the first place.
+
+All the little criteria like "is not expired", "has a hashed signature creation time subpacket",
+"does not contain critical unknown notations/subpackets" and so forth
+are implemented in the SignatureValidator class. This class defines an abstract "verify()" method
+which is overwritten in a collection of anonymous subclasses which check for one or more such criteria.
+
+Whether a signature is cryptographically correct is checked in the SignatureVerifier class.
+This class draws on the SignatureValidator class to compose the subclass building blocks depending on
+the signature type to check if the signature fulfills formal criteria and further checks for
+cryptographic correctness.
+
+Lastly the CertificateValidator class not only verifies single signatures, but also verifies that
+the corresponding certificate (public key ring) is still valid.
+It checks if the signing subkey is properly bound to its primary key, that no key in the chain is
+revoked or expired and that the signing key is capable of signing in the first place.
+
+I hope this little guide helps you to get access to the package more quickly.
+Happy Hacking!
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