vanitasvitae/openpgp-notes
1
0
Fork 0
mirror of https://codeberg.org/openpgp/notes.git synced 2024-11-27 01:52:06 +01:00
Code Issues Projects Releases Packages Wiki Activity

ch4: move misplaced text

Browse source
This commit is contained in:
Heiko Schaefer 2023-10-17 18:16:24 +02:00
parent 2cdcd6aebd
commit fbd4126a63
No known key found for this signature in database
GPG key ID: 4A849A1904CCBD7D
1 changed files with 1 additions and 3 deletions
Show stats Download patch file Download diff file Expand all files Collapse all files

4
book/source/04-certificates.md
View file

@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ OpenPGP certificates are typically long-lived and may be changed (typically by t
## Component keys ## Component keys
An OpenPGP certificate usually contains multiple OpenPGP component keys. An OpenPGP certificate usually contains multiple OpenPGP component keys. Component keys are used in one of two roles: either as "OpenPGP primary key," or as an "OpenPGP subkey."
OpenPGP component keys logically consist of an [asymmetric cryptographic keypair](asymmetric_key_pair) and a creation timestamp. These attributes of a component key cannot be changed after creation (in the case of ECDH keys, two additional parameters are part of a component key's constituting data[^ecdh-paramters]). OpenPGP component keys logically consist of an [asymmetric cryptographic keypair](asymmetric_key_pair) and a creation timestamp. These attributes of a component key cannot be changed after creation (in the case of ECDH keys, two additional parameters are part of a component key's constituting data[^ecdh-paramters]).
@ -76,8 +76,6 @@ The fingerprint of our example component OpenPGP key is `C0A5 8384 A438 E5A1 4F7
E.g., an OpenPGP version 4 certificate with the fingerprint `B3D2 7B09 FBA4 1235 2B41 8972 C8B8 6AC4 2455 4239` might be referred to by the 64 bit Key ID `C8B8 6AC4 2455 4239` or styled as `0xC8B86AC424554239`. E.g., an OpenPGP version 4 certificate with the fingerprint `B3D2 7B09 FBA4 1235 2B41 8972 C8B8 6AC4 2455 4239` might be referred to by the 64 bit Key ID `C8B8 6AC4 2455 4239` or styled as `0xC8B86AC424554239`.
Historically, even shorter 32 bit identifiers have sometimes been used, like this: `2455 4239`, or `0x24554239`. You may still see such identifiers in very old documents about PGP. However, 32 bit identifiers have [been unfit for purpose for a long time](https://evil32.com/). At some point, 32 bit identifiers were called "short Key ID", while 64 bit identifiers were called "long Key ID". Historically, even shorter 32 bit identifiers have sometimes been used, like this: `2455 4239`, or `0x24554239`. You may still see such identifiers in very old documents about PGP. However, 32 bit identifiers have [been unfit for purpose for a long time](https://evil32.com/). At some point, 32 bit identifiers were called "short Key ID", while 64 bit identifiers were called "long Key ID".
Component keys are used in one of two roles: either as "OpenPGP primary key," or as an "OpenPGP subkey".
### Primary key ### 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 component key that serves a central role in an OpenPGP certificate: