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Add section about private, secret, public terms

Paul Schaub 2018-07-30 17:36:36 +02:00
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Terminology.md

@ -9,4 +9,19 @@ Similarly a Key in GnuPG is called a KeyRing in BC/PGPainless. This is due to th
|-------------------|----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| KeyRingCollection | KeyRing/KeyBox | Collection of OpenPGP keys (either of a single user or of multiple users |
| KeyRing | Key | Master key which might have sub keys |
| Key | | Single key which might be a master key or a sub key |
| Key | | Single key which might be a master key or a sub key |
## Public, Secret, Private
In GnuPG, the terms PrivateKey and SecretKey are mostly used as synonyms. In Bouncycastle there is a distinction.
A PGPSecretKey names a private key which might be encrypted with a password. From the PGPSecretKey the private key can be obtained by providing the password. The PGPPrivateKey is never encrypted. It is possible to obtain a PGPPublicKey from a PGPSecretKey.
| PGPainless Term | Description |
|----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| PGPPrivateKey | Decrypted OpenPGP private key |
| PGPSecretKey | (Possibly) password protected OpenPGP private key |
| PGPPublicKey | OpenPGP public key |
| PGPSecretKeyRing | (Possibly) password protected private master key with sub keys |
| PGPPublicKeyRing | OpenPGP public master key with public sub keys |
| PGPSecretKeyRingCollection | Collection of PGPSecretKeyRings |
| PGPPublicKeyRingCollection | Collection of PGPPublicKeyRings |