Hi to all,
Here is a proposed patch for ssl_intro.xml - trunk branch
Examine the last modification : I think Alice's certificate cannot claim
anything, because Alice does not yet have a certificate ! (or I missed
something)
Lucien
Index: manual/ssl/ssl_intro.xml
===================================================================
--- manual/ssl/ssl_intro.xml (revision 600558)
+++ manual/ssl/ssl_intro.xml (working copy)
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@
<p>Anyone can encrypt a message using the public key, but only the
owner of the private key will be able to read it. In this way, Alice
can send private messages to the owner of a key-pair (the bank), by
- encrypting it using their public key. Only the bank will be able to
- decrypt it.</p>
+ encrypting them using their public key. Only the bank will be able to
+ decrypt them.</p>
</section>
<section id="messagedigests">
@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@
<p>Digital signatures are created by encrypting a digest of the message,
and other information (such as a sequence number) with the sender's
private key. Though anyone can <em>decrypt</em> the signature using the public
-key, only the sender knows the private key. This means that only they can
-have signed it. Including the digest in the signature means the signature is
+key, only the sender knows the private key. This means that only the sender can
+have signed the message. Including the digest in the signature means the signature is
only good for that message; it also ensures the integrity of the message since
no one can change the digest and still sign it.</p>
<p>To guard against interception and reuse of the signature by an intruder at a
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@
<p>A distinguished name is used to provide an identity in a specific
context -- for instance, an individual might have a personal
- certificate as well as one for their identity as an employee.
+ certificate as well as one for his identity as an employee.
Distinguished names are defined by the X.509 standard [<a
href="#X509">X509</a>], which defines the fields, field names, and
abbreviations used to refer to the fields (see <a href="#table2">Table
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@
itself of the identity of the private key owner of a key-pair.
For instance, if Alice requests a personal certificate, the
Certificate Authority must first make sure that Alice really is the
- person the certificate claims she is.</p>
+ person the certificate request claims she is.</p>
<section id="certificatechains">
<title>Certificate Chains</title>
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