Re: [openpgp] v5 in the crypto-refresh draft

Daniel Kahn Gillmor <dkg(_at_)fifthhorseman(_dot_)net> wrote:
    > Each "key signature" (certification) is its own OpenPGP packet, right?
    > and the context we're talking about here is a hash context that is used
    > to calculate a key signature.

yes, but I'm assuming that we might sign these new keys using legacy signatures.
(and vv)

    >> A v5-capable tool, which does not speak these new formats can still 
process
    >> the packets.  It could also verify that these large keys are signed by 
our
    >> legacy algorithms.

    > yes, i agree with this, though it is not "skipping over" -- it's
    > "preparing for certifications of larger keys".

Agreed.

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