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authorMichał Górny <mgorny@gentoo.org>2018-07-04 11:44:43 +0200
committerMichał Górny <mgorny@gentoo.org>2018-07-29 22:07:25 +0200
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parentglep-0063: 'Gentoo subkey' → 'Signing subkey' (diff)
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glep-0063: Root key → primary key
Replace the custom term 'root key' with much more common 'primary key'. This is also the term used in GnuPG output.
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diff --git a/glep-0063.rst b/glep-0063.rst
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@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Bare minimum requirements
personal-digest-preferences SHA256
-2. Root key and signing subkey of EITHER:
+2. Primary key and signing subkey of EITHER:
a. DSA, 2048-bit
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ Recommendations
# when making an OpenPGP certification, use a stronger digest than the default SHA1:
cert-digest-algo SHA256
-2. Root key type RSA, 4096 bits (OpenPGP v4 key format or later)
+2. Primary key type RSA, 4096 bits (OpenPGP v4 key format or later)
This may require creating an entirely new key.
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ Recommendations
4. Key expiry:
- a. Root key: 3 years maximum, expiry date renewed annually.
+ a. Primary key: 3 years maximum, expiry date renewed annually.
b. Signing subkey: 1 year maximum, expiry date renewed every 6 months.
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ Recommendations
Gentoo LDAP
===========
-All Gentoo developers must list the complete fingerprint for their root
+All Gentoo developers must list the complete fingerprint for their primary
keys in the "``gpgfingerprint``" LDAP field. It must be exactly 40 hex digits,
uppercase, with optional spaces every 8 hex digits. Regular expression for
validation::