> I was reading the FAQ and noticed that it uses the word 'certificate' to > describe what I think people commonly refer to as their 'key' (ref > gnupg-faq.html section 7.4 and 7.5) that they would upload to a 'key > server'.
"Certificate" is the correct word, but "key" has historically also been used and has a tremendous amount of inertia behind it. A certificate contains one or more keys as well as supporting metadata, like user IDs, signatures, and so on. _______________________________________________ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users
