diff --git a/book/source/04-certificates.md b/book/source/04-certificates.md index 9d16d96..45abec7 100644 --- a/book/source/04-certificates.md +++ b/book/source/04-certificates.md @@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ Distinct component keys handle specific operations. The primary key is reserved The key flags for a component key are not stored within the component key directly. -Instead, key flags, along with other metadata about that component key, such as the key expiration time, are stored using mechanisms that group components into an OpenPGP certificate: +Instead, key flags, along with other metadata about that component key, such as the key expiration time, are stored using mechanisms that bind components into an OpenPGP certificate: - For the primary key, its key flags and other metadata can be defined in two ways: they can be linked with the [Primary User ID](primary_user_id) or through a [direct key signature](direct_key_signature). - For subkeys, the key flags and other metadata are set using the mechanism that ties the subkey to the certificate, specifically through the primary key. Further details on [binding subkeys](binding_subkeys) are below.