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Add explanation of revocation reason hard-ness to RevocationAttributes

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Paul Schaub 2021-11-27 15:07:12 +01:00
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pgpainless-core/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/key/util/RevocationAttributes.java
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@ -10,6 +10,21 @@ import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
public final class RevocationAttributes { public final class RevocationAttributes {
/**
* Reason for revocation.
* There are two kinds of reasons: hard and soft reason.
*
* Soft revocation reasons gracefully disable keys or user-ids.
* Softly revoked keys can no longer be used to encrypt data to or to generate signatures.
* Any signature made after a key has been soft revoked is deemed invalid.
* Any signature made before the key has been soft revoked stays valid.
* Soft revoked info can be re-certified at a later point.
*
* Hard revocation reasons on the other hand renders the key or user-id invalid immediately.
* Hard reasons are suitable to use if for example a key got compromised.
* Any signature made before or after a key has been hard revoked is no longer considered valid.
* Hard revoked information can also not be re-certified.
*/
public enum Reason { public enum Reason {
/** /**
* The key or certification is being revoked without a reason. * The key or certification is being revoked without a reason.