From 71df26b237b524c55c58da3282a46dbc81262b23 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Heiko Schaefer Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2023 20:14:55 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] I feel that this addition is more confusing than helpful, here? (We're not introducing the term in this meaning, anywhere, as far as i can tell) --- book/source/08-signing_components.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/book/source/08-signing_components.md b/book/source/08-signing_components.md index 22187f7..a27dafe 100644 --- a/book/source/08-signing_components.md +++ b/book/source/08-signing_components.md @@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ Linking a User ID to an OpenPGP certificate (primary-metadata)= ### Adding metadata to the primary key/certificate -The signatures that bind subkeys and identity components to a certificate serve dual purposes: linking components to the certificate and adding scoped metadata to components. +The signatures that bind subkeys and identity components to a certificate serve dual purposes: linking components to the certificate and adding metadata to components. Unlike subkeys and User IDs, the primary key of a certificate doesn't require a linking signature since it serves as the central anchor of the certificate.