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# Glossary
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This document aims to enumerate and clarify alternative terms that have been
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used for the same concept in the OpenPGP space, as well as to document
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terminology specific to OpenPGP CA.
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- Authentication
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- Bridge: Two instances of OpenPGP CA mark each other as (scoped) trusted
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introducers, which means that users in both organizations see each other
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as authenticated
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- Certification ("Signature" on a certificate)
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- Key / OpenPGP Key (Certificate)
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- Key creation workflow: centralized/decentralized
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- OpenPGP
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- Revocation certificate
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- Trust signature ("tsig"), a speficic type of certification for a
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certificate, which marks that key as a "trusted introducer" (i.e. the
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party that creates the trust signature signals that they will trust
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certifications that the "trusted introducer" makes on certificates)
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.. glossary::
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Authentication
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Checking the validity of a claim (e.g. an identity claim). Making sure that a claim is "authentic".
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Certification
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"Third party Signature" on a certificate, making a statement about that certificate, or an identity in the certificate
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Delegation
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Revocation certificate
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A type of signature that invalidates a previous statement made via a signature
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Certificate
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Key
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OpenPGP Key
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Used either for an OpenPGP Certificate (containing public key material and metadata), or for an See :term:`OpenPGP Private Key`
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OpenPGP Private Key
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The combination of an :term:`OpenPGP Certificate` and the associated private key material
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OpenPGP Certificate
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An OpenPGP certificate contains public key material, identity claims and third party certifications (but no private key material)
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Trust signature
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a specific type of certification for a certificate, which marks that key as a "trusted introducer" (i.e. the party that creates the trust signature signals that they will trust certifications that the "trusted introducer" makes on certificates)
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tsig
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