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@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ Certificate Holder
A person or other entity, that holds an {term}`Transferable Secret Key` and thus is able to modify the accompanying {term}`OpenPGP Certificate`.
Certification
"Third party Signature" on a certificate, making a statement about that {term}`certificate<OpenPGP Certificate>`, or an {term}`identity` in the {term}`certificate<OpenPGP Certificate>`.
A certification, in OpenPGP, is a signature that makes a statement about an {term}`identity` in a {term}`certificate<OpenPGP Certificate>`, or an entire {term}`certificate<OpenPGP Certificate>`.
Most commonly, the term is applied to "[third-party certifications](third_party_cert)," in which an external actor indicates that they have {term}`validated<Validation>` the link between an {term}`identity` and a {term}`certificate<OpenPGP Certificate>`. However, the term is also used for [self-signatures that bind identity components](bind_ident) to a {term}`certificate<OpenPGP Certificate>`.
Certification Key Flag
A {term}`Key Flag`, indicating that a {term}`Component Key` can be used for issuing third-party {term}`certifications<Certification>`. See [](capabilities_key_flags).