From 56c9da55dbe2f057a46023bf7ff0f4dfe301c6d7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Heiko Schaefer Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2023 21:46:47 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] g: expand "certification" definition --- book/source/23-glossary.md | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/book/source/23-glossary.md b/book/source/23-glossary.md index 5a12791..8bf5b10 100644 --- a/book/source/23-glossary.md +++ b/book/source/23-glossary.md @@ -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`, or an {term}`identity` in the {term}`certificate`. + A certification, in OpenPGP, is a signature that makes a statement about an {term}`identity` in a {term}`certificate`, or an entire {term}`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` the link between an {term}`identity` and a {term}`certificate`. However, the term is also used for [self-signatures that bind identity components](bind_ident) to a {term}`certificate`. Certification Key Flag A {term}`Key Flag`, indicating that a {term}`Component Key` can be used for issuing third-party {term}`certifications`. See [](capabilities_key_flags).