From 9cfc933e86a25b5d128df02fffb3a39ce8bf4d80 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Tammi L. Coles" Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2023 17:35:17 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] edit ch4 primary key --- book/source/04-certificates.md | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/book/source/04-certificates.md b/book/source/04-certificates.md index 0fe1785..31bdede 100644 --- a/book/source/04-certificates.md +++ b/book/source/04-certificates.md @@ -82,17 +82,17 @@ Historically, even shorter 32-bit identifiers were used, like this: `2455 4239`, ### Primary key -The "OpenPGP primary key" is a component key that serves a central role in an OpenPGP certificate: +The OpenPGP primary key is a distinct component key that serves a central role in an OpenPGP certificate: -- Its fingerprint is used as the unique identifier for the full OpenPGP certificate. -- It is used for lifecycle operations, such as adding or invalidating subkeys or identities in a certificate. +- Its fingerprint acts as the unique identifier for the entire OpenPGP certificate. +- It facilitates lifecycle operations, such as adding or invalidating subkeys or identities within a certificate. The validity of the primary key limits its capacity to confer validity to other components. E.g.: The primary key cannot confer an expiration time beyond its own expiration to a subkey. It can also not confer validity to components after it has been revoked. ```{admonition} Terminology :class: note -In the RFC, the OpenPGP primary key is also sometimes referred to as "top-level key." It has also sometimes informally been called "master key." +In the RFC, the OpenPGP primary key is occasionally referred to as "top-level key." Informally, it has also been termed the "master key." ``` ### Subkeys