diff --git a/pgpainless-core/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/authentication/CertificateAuthority.java b/pgpainless-core/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/authentication/CertificateAuthority.java
index 5c7f60cd..01b1a6bc 100644
--- a/pgpainless-core/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/authentication/CertificateAuthority.java
+++ b/pgpainless-core/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/authentication/CertificateAuthority.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public interface CertificateAuthority {
                                          int targetAmount);
 
     /**
-     * Identify certificates, which carry a trustworthy binding to the given userId.
+     * Lookup certificates, which carry a trustworthy binding to the given userId.
      *
      * @param userId userId
      * @param email if true, the user-ID will be treated as an email address and all user-IDs containing
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ public interface CertificateAuthority {
      *                     60 = partially authenticated...)
      * @return list of identified bindings
      */
-    List<CertificateAuthenticity> identify(@Nonnull String userId,
-                                           boolean email,
-                                           @Nonnull Date referenceTime,
-                                           int targetAmount);
+    List<CertificateAuthenticity> lookup(@Nonnull String userId,
+                                         boolean email,
+                                         @Nonnull Date referenceTime,
+                                         int targetAmount);
 }
diff --git a/pgpainless-core/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/encryption_signing/EncryptionOptions.java b/pgpainless-core/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/encryption_signing/EncryptionOptions.java
index 44122bdc..cbb6bbd9 100644
--- a/pgpainless-core/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/encryption_signing/EncryptionOptions.java
+++ b/pgpainless-core/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/encryption_signing/EncryptionOptions.java
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ public class EncryptionOptions {
      * @return encryption options
      */
     public EncryptionOptions addAuthenticatableRecipients(String userId, boolean email, CertificateAuthority authority, int targetAmount) {
-        List<CertificateAuthenticity> identifiedCertificates = authority.identify(userId, email, new Date(), targetAmount);
+        List<CertificateAuthenticity> identifiedCertificates = authority.lookup(userId, email, new Date(), targetAmount);
         boolean foundAcceptable = false;
         for (CertificateAuthenticity candidate : identifiedCertificates) {
             if (candidate.isAuthenticated()) {