diff --git a/book/source/signing_data.md b/book/source/signing_data.md index b9a43fb..c505dc6 100644 --- a/book/source/signing_data.md +++ b/book/source/signing_data.md @@ -71,6 +71,12 @@ A {term}`one-pass-signed` {term}`OpenPGP message` consi 3. **{term}`Data signature packets`**: These contain the {term}`cryptographic signature` corresponding to the original data. +```{note} +Despite its name, a {term}`one-pass signature packet` is not a type of {term}`signature packet`. + +Instead, it's a type of auxiliary packet that can be used in conjunction with {term}`signature packets`. Its use allows storing the {term}`signature packets` after the message body. +``` + ##### Creation To produce an {term}`inline signature`, the {term}`signer` processes the entirety of the data by reading from an input file and writing into an output {term}`OpenPGP message` file. As the data is processed, the {term}`signer` simultaneously calculates a {term}`cryptographic signature`. This procedure results in the appending of a {term}`data signature packet` to the output {term}`OpenPGP message` file, where it can be efficiently stored.