Key Capabilities

[Christoph Anton Mitterer]

Olaf Gellert wrote:

>When I generate an RSA key, GPG provides the capabilities
>sign, encrypt and authenticate (in expert mode), but
>not certification.
>  
>
Certification is always used automatically for the primary (signing) key.
If you edit your key (gpg --edit-key <foo>) you'll see a "Usage: CS" for 
the primary key.


>Is certification somethin that is actually implemented
>or planned for the near future?
>
It is actually implemented (its one of the most basic features: signing keys

>What usage is expected to depend on this capability?
>  
>
Cryptographically it is about the same as normal signing, it simly 
denotes that a key may be used to sign other keys.

Best wishes,
Chris.
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