From 018a6107c1e3d76a9a969640d65ab42710fc3bfa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Tammi L. Coles" Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2023 15:33:34 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] edit to commit 441936eb98 --- book/source/04-certificates.md | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/book/source/04-certificates.md b/book/source/04-certificates.md index ce1a88f..ff98e44 100644 --- a/book/source/04-certificates.md +++ b/book/source/04-certificates.md @@ -238,11 +238,11 @@ Additionally, OpenPGP allows modeling User ID-specific preferences. The idea is ## Revocations -When the owner of a certificate wants to invalidate some components of that certificate, or the entire certificate, they can do so by "revoking" the component in question. Revoking the primary key renders the entire certificate invalid. +When a certificate owner needs to invalidate certain components of their certificate, or even the entire certificate, they accomplish this through "revocation." Revoking the primary key renders the entire certificate invalid. -More on revoking components of a certificate in {ref}`self-revocations`. +Notably, revocations are not the only means by which components can become invalid. Other factors, such as the passing of a component's expiration time, can also render components invalid. -Note that there are other ways besides revocations in which components can become invalid. For example, the component's expiration time may have passed. +For more detailed information on revoking specific components of a certificate, see the section on {ref}`self-revocations`. ## Third-party (identity) certifications