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@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ In the following examples, we will only look at OpenPGP keys that include the pr
### Encryption subkey ### Encryption subkey
Now we'll look at a subkey in Alice's key. An OpenPGP subkey, when it is linked to an OpenPGP certificate, effectively consists of two elements: Now we'll look at a subkey in Alice's key. An OpenPGP subkey, when it is linked to an OpenPGP certificate (via its primary key), effectively consists of two elements:
- a key packet that contains the component key itself, and - a key packet that contains the component key itself, and
- a signature packet that links this component key to the primary key (and thus implicitly to the full OpenPGP certificate). - a signature packet that links this component key to the primary key (and thus implicitly to the full OpenPGP certificate).