Signature Types

[David Shaw]

On Tue, May 18, 2004 at 06:49:38PM -0400, Atom 'Smasher' wrote:
> On Tue, 18 May 2004, David Shaw wrote:
> > On Tue, May 18, 2004 at 03:59:35PM -0400, Atom 'Smasher' wrote:
> 
> > >         Note that all PGP "key signatures" are this type of
> > >         certification.
> > >
> > > what is meant by the last sentence? it would seem is if signature types
> > > 0x11-0x13 are not valid, and i know that isn't the case.
> >
> > That sentence is just to inform you that while 0x10, 0x11, 0x12, and
> > 0x13 are all valid, the PGP program only generates 0x10 (though it
> > will accept any).
> ==============================
> 
> so "PGP" in that sentence refers to PGP (the application), not pgp (the
> protocol)?

Yes.  It even says so: "PGP program".  In general, 2440 says "OpenPGP"
when it means the protocol, and "PGP" when it means PGP the
application.

David