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diff --git a/doc/glossary.texi b/doc/glossary.texi index 7c1b7d5a0..e739947ef 100644 --- a/doc/glossary.texi +++ b/doc/glossary.texi @@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ certificates. The @emph{Certificate Revocation List} is a list containing certificates revoked by the issuer. +@item Keygrip + This term is used by GnuPG to describe a 20 byte hash value used +to identify a certain key without referencing to a concrete protocol. +It is used internally to access a private key. Usually it is shown and +entered as a 40 character hexadecimal formatted string. + @item OCSP The @emph{Online Certificate Status Protocol} is used as an alternative to a @acronym{CRL}. It is described in @code{RFC 2560}. |