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diff --git a/doc/glossary.texi b/doc/glossary.texi new file mode 100644 index 000000000..e739947ef --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/glossary.texi @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +@c Copyright (C) 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc. +@c This is part of the GnuPG manual. +@c For copying conditions, see the file gnupg.texi. + +@node Glossary +@unnumbered Glossary + + +@table @samp +@item ARL + The @emph{Authority Revocation List} is technical identical to a +@acronym{CRL} but used for @acronym{CA}s and not for end user +certificates. + +@item CRL + 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}. + + +@end table |