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Terminology.md

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## Keys, KeyRings, KeyRingCollections
What is considered a KeyRing in GnuPG (a collection of keys) is called a KeyRingCollection in Bouncycastle/PGPainless.
Similarly a Key in GnuPG is called a KeyRing in BC/PGPainless. This is due to the fact, that an OpenPGP key can actually consist of more than one key (master - subkey structures). A Key in BC/PGPainless is either a master key or a sub key.
Similarly a Key in GnuPG is called a KeyRing in BC/PGPainless. This is due to the fact, that an OpenPGP key can actually consist of more than one key (primary - subkey structures). A Key in BC/PGPainless is either a primary key or a sub key.
| PGPainless Term | GnuPG Term | Description |
|-------------------|----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 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 |
| KeyRing | Key | Primary key which might have sub keys |
| Key | | Single key which might be a primary key or a sub key |
## Public, Secret, Private
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| 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 |
| PGPSecretKeyRing | (Possibly) password protected private primary key with sub keys |
| PGPPublicKeyRing | OpenPGP public primary key with public sub keys |
| PGPSecretKeyRingCollection | Collection of PGPSecretKeyRings |
| PGPPublicKeyRingCollection | Collection of PGPPublicKeyRings |