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author | Lars Wirzenius <liw@sequoia-pgp.org> | 2021-10-30 10:58:55 +0300 |
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committer | Lars Wirzenius <liw@sequoia-pgp.org> | 2021-10-30 10:58:55 +0300 |
commit | 31e04b00f94475d5aa37502fa7aa86d332e15ea6 (patch) | |
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tighten wording for why-openpgp section
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diff --git a/sq-guide.md b/sq-guide.md index 62161a7..c89df76 100644 --- a/sq-guide.md +++ b/sq-guide.md @@ -97,13 +97,13 @@ Cryptography is used for several reasons: * to keep private things private * to make sure data hasn't been changed -* to make sure who communication comes from +* to make sure from whom communication comes from The OpenPGP standard provides for all these use cases, as well as -provides protocols and data formats for managing the ecosystem of +providing protocols and data formats for managing the ecosystem of OpenPGP users. The standard specifies, for example, what form cryptographic messages take. This allows different parties in a -communication can use different programs. For example, one might be +communication can use different programs. One correspondent might be using a laptop computer, and while another uses a mobile phone. The software running on those will be radically different, but as long as they follow the same standard, secure communication is no problem. |