From 902467aa86e384a06d15de45ec00071cf350aaa3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Heiko Schaefer Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2023 12:13:18 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Ch2: versions --- book/source/02-goals.md | 12 ++++++------ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/book/source/02-goals.md b/book/source/02-goals.md index 18256c5..6071fea 100644 --- a/book/source/02-goals.md +++ b/book/source/02-goals.md @@ -53,11 +53,11 @@ We will mainly cover v6 of OpenPGP, but occasionally point out differences to previous versions. Version 4 of OpenPGP will remain relevant for a number of years, -and some OpenPGP v3 artifacts are still in use as of this writing (in 2023). +and some OpenPGP version 3 artifacts are still in use as of this writing (in 2023). -``` -FIXME: fact check the status of v3 and v4 in crytpo refresh: +For example, the RFC states that implementations MAY accept version 3 signatures. +Handling version 3 artifacts is relevant in some contexts, where dealing with +historical OpenPGP material is required. -the RFC requires implementations to accept them. v3 artifacts are still very -much relevant for real world OpenPGP usage and implementations) -``` \ No newline at end of file +Where differences between versions may be relevant to application developers, +we will point them out.