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Glossary
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.. glossary::
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:sorted:
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Authentication
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Checking the validity of a claim (e.g. an identity claim). Making sure that a claim is "authentic".
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Certification
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"Third party Signature" on a certificate, making a statement about that certificate, or an identity in the certificate
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Delegation
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See :term:`Trust signature`
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Revocation certificate
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A type of signature that invalidates a previous statement made via a signature
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Certificate
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See :term:`OpenPGP Certificate`
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Key
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See :term:`OpenPGP Key`
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OpenPGP Key
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Used either for an OpenPGP Certificate (containing public key material and metadata), or for an See :term:`OpenPGP Private Key`
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OpenPGP Private Key
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The combination of an :term:`OpenPGP Certificate` and the associated private key material
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OpenPGP Certificate
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An OpenPGP certificate contains public key material, identity claims and third party certifications (but no private key material)
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Trust signature
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a specific type of certification for a certificate, which marks that key as a "trusted introducer" (i.e. the party that creates the trust signature signals that they will trust certifications that the "trusted introducer" makes on certificates)
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tsig
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See :term:`Trust signature`
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