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| author | Nick Mathewson <nickm@torproject.org> | 2023-10-12 12:27:58 -0400 |
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| committer | Nick Mathewson <nickm@torproject.org> | 2023-10-12 12:27:58 -0400 |
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diff --git a/spec/dir-spec/directory-authority-operation-formats.md b/spec/dir-spec/directory-authority-operation-formats.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9e171cf --- /dev/null +++ b/spec/dir-spec/directory-authority-operation-formats.md @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +<a id="dir-spec.txt-3"></a> +# Directory authority operation and formats + +Every authority has two keys used in this protocol: a signing key, and +an authority identity key. (Authorities also have a router identity +key used in their role as a router and by earlier versions of the +directory protocol.) The identity key is used from time to time to +sign new key certificates using new signing keys; it is very sensitive. +The signing key is used to sign key certificates and status documents. + |