ch10: link to zooming in

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Heiko Schaefer 2023-11-19 23:20:25 +01:00
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[Encryption](https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-ietf-openpgp-crypto-refresh-10.html#section-2.1) is one of the core facilities of OpenPGP. It provides confidentiality.
For an in-depth, packet-level view of encrypted data in OpenPGP, see our chapter {ref}`zoom_enc`.
## High-Level overview of the message encryption process
Encryption in OpenPGP is performed in two distinct steps:
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- Usually, the information that allows retrieval of the message key is encrypted to a public encryption component key of the recipient.
- Alternatively - or additionally - the secret symmetric key may also be encrypted using a passphrase. This is a specialized and less commonly used mode of operation that doesn't require OpenPGP certificates.
```{admonition} TODO
:class: warning
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### SKESK: Session key encrypted to a passphrase
Also see https://flowcrypt.com/docs/guide/send-and-receive/send-password-protected-emails.html
## Advanced topics
### Encrypt to multiple/single subkey per certificate?
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Produce text around discussion: https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/msg/openpgp/ZTYD5VJsG1k2jJBbn5zIAf5o7d4/
```
## Zooming in: Packet structure
### Encryption yields a 'wrapped' openpgp packet stream
### SKESK
Also see https://flowcrypt.com/docs/guide/send-and-receive/send-password-protected-emails.html

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SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-SA-4.0
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(zoom_enc)=
# Zooming in: Packet structure of encrypted data
## SEIPD v2