fingerprint

[Hauke Laging]

Am Sa 28.04.2012, 22:21:52 schrieb michael crane:
> what is the reasoning for attaching the key ID to the end of the
> fingerprint string ?

The "reason" is that the short and long key ID are defined as the last 4/8 
bytes of the fingerprint. In other words: They are not attached to the 
fingerprint (which has 160 bits / 20 bytes) but simply part of it.


Hauke
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