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author | Lars Wirzenius <liw@sequoia-pgp.org> | 2021-10-30 11:37:51 +0300 |
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committer | Lars Wirzenius <liw@sequoia-pgp.org> | 2021-10-30 11:37:51 +0300 |
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diff --git a/sq-guide.md b/sq-guide.md index e716c78..e3c00ad 100644 --- a/sq-guide.md +++ b/sq-guide.md @@ -445,16 +445,16 @@ security, and without losing access to older files and messages. ## Why use sub-keys? -Even someone having only cryptographic key may benefit from having +Even someone having only one cryptographic key may benefit from having other keys for specific purposes. For example, they might have a very -long, very strong primary key as their identity, and additional, -auxiliary keys for encryption or digital signatures. Such auxiliary -keys can be tied to the primary key using _certifications_, which -we'll cover in more detail later. For now, a certification uses the -primary key to declare that the auxiliary key can be used instead of -the primary key for a specific purpose. The auxiliary key then becomes -a _sub key_, and other users of OpenPGP will use it automatically, if -they have your certificate. This setup has several benefits: +strong primary key as their primary key, and additional, auxiliary +keys for encryption or digital signatures. Such auxiliary keys can be +tied to the primary key using _certifications_, which we'll cover in +more detail later. For now, a certification uses the primary key to +declare that the auxiliary key can be used instead of the primary key +for a specific purpose. The auxiliary key then becomes a _sub key_, +and other users of OpenPGP will use it automatically, if they have +your certificate. This setup has several benefits: * you can have separate sub keys for encryption, signing, and authentication (a la SSH) |