[seahorse/mallard-help: 13/14] docs: added draft to explain public vs private keys.
- From: David King <davidk src gnome org>
- To: commits-list gnome org
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- Subject: [seahorse/mallard-help: 13/14] docs: added draft to explain public vs private keys.
- Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2013 08:52:18 +0000 (UTC)
commit b0857fa370e7003072446b4c585fa7c8f7547d06
Author: Jim Campbell <jwcampbell gmail com>
Date: Sat Dec 29 16:13:25 2012 -0600
docs: added draft to explain public vs private keys.
help/C/what-diff-private-public.page | 40 +++++++++++++++++++++------------
1 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/help/C/what-diff-private-public.page b/help/C/what-diff-private-public.page
index 65ee164..4803308 100644
--- a/help/C/what-diff-private-public.page
+++ b/help/C/what-diff-private-public.page
@@ -3,31 +3,41 @@
id="what-diff-private-public">
<info>
<link type="guide" xref="index#learn-about-keys"/>
- <revision version="0.1" date="2011-10-23" status="stub"/>
+ <revision version="0.7" date="2012-12-29" status="draft"/>
<credit type="author">
<name>Jim Campbell</name>
<email>jwcampbell gmail com</email>
- <years>2011</years>
</credit>
+
+ <!-- TODO Insert pictures to that illustrate these concepts -->
- <desc></desc>
+ <desc>Public keys are like padlocks, and Private keys unlock the padlocks
+ </desc>
</info>
- <title>What is the difference between a private and a public key?</title>
+ <title>How is a Public key different from a Private key?</title>
- <comment>
- <cite date="2011-10-23" href="mailto:jwcampbell gmail com">Jim Campbell</cite>
- <p>This assumes the reader knows how to.... By the end of this page,
- the reader will be able to....</p>
- </comment>
+ <p>Although <em>Public Keys</em> and <em>Private Keys</em> are both referred
+ to as keys, you can actually think of a <em>Public Key</em> as being like a
+ padlock, and you can think of a <em>Private Key</em> as being like a key that
+ unlocks the padlock.</p>
- <p>Short introductory text...</p>
+ <p>As an example, imagine that you want your friends to send you a secret
+ message in a locked box. Using our analogy, you would first give each of your
+ friends a box and a duplicate copy of a padlock. However, only you would have
+ the key that unlocks those padlocks. You would keep that key private - you
+ wouldn't share it with anyone.</p>
+
+ <p>Your friends could then place their secret messages into their boxes, and
+ lock the boxes with the padlocks. They would then send you the locked boxes
+ via messenger, and you could open the boxes with your key.</p>
- <steps>
- <item><p>First step...</p></item>
- <item><p>Second step...</p></item>
- <item><p>Third step...</p></item>
- </steps>
+ <p>This is similar to how a <em>Public Key</em> and a <em>Private Key</em>
+ work. Like the padlock, you can freely give out your <em>Public Key</em>. This
+ will make it easy for anyone to securely encode a message that they want to
+ send to you. Similarly, you will want to keep your <em>Private Key</em> safe.
+ The <em>Private Key</em> is the tool that you will use to decode the secure
+ messages that you receive.</p>
</page>
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