From 2ee0d7263af981238a486669d30d2035693e2019 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Tammi L. Coles" Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2023 21:16:08 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] edits on Ch6 terminology --- book/source/06-signatures.md | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/book/source/06-signatures.md b/book/source/06-signatures.md index 1832347..c644e9d 100644 --- a/book/source/06-signatures.md +++ b/book/source/06-signatures.md @@ -11,17 +11,17 @@ Without signatures, keys would remain unassociated with any certificate or owner ## Terminology -The term *signature* can have two different meanings in the context of OpenPGP: +Within OpenPGP, the term *signature* can have two different meanings: -- Cryptographic keys create raw signatures which are byte sequences calculated according to some signature scheme. -- [*OpenPGP signature packets*](https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-ietf-openpgp-crypto-refresh-12.html#name-signature-packet-type-id-2), which combine a *type* setting, additional metadata, and a raw cryptographic signature. +- **Cryptographic signature**: a sequence of bytes created by cryptographic keys, calculated according to a signature scheme. +- **OpenPGP signature packets**: Defined in the [OpenPGP standard](https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-ietf-openpgp-crypto-refresh-12.html#name-signature-packet-type-id-2), these packets combine a raw cryptographic signature along with a *type* designation and additional metadata. ```{figure} diag/meaning_of_signatures.png Two meanings of the term "signature" in OpenPGP ``` -For the purpose of this document, the term signature will refer to OpenPGP signature packets. +In this document, "signature" will refer to OpenPGP signature packets. (signature_types)= ## Types of signatures in OpenPGP