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@ -95,9 +95,13 @@ Only the public part of an asymmetric key pair
OpenPGP makes heavy use of public-key cryptography, both for encryption and signing operations.
Note that, for historical reasons, the OpenPGP RFC and other documentation often use the non-standard term "secret key" instead of the more common "private key."
```{admonition} Terminology
:class: note
For historical reasons, the OpenPGP RFC and other documentation often use the non-standard term "secret key" instead of the more common "private key."
So in OpenPGP, the pair of terms "public/secret key" is sometimes used instead of the more common "public/private key."
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### Cryptographic digital signatures