David-Sarah Hopwood wrote: > Kevin Reid wrote: >> Encryption with a generated keypair is used, by definition, for >> mutable files -- the read-cap contains the public key, and the write- >> cap contains the private key. > > Note that it's a signature keypair, not an encryption keypair. > The encryption uses a symmetric key derived from the public key and an > encrypted salt. If you know that key, then you aren't prevented from > encrypting with it, but you are unable to sign a new version of the file > that will be accepted by other readers.
I meant: If you know the symmetric key, then you aren't prevented from encrypting with it, but without the private key you are unable to sign a new version of the file that will be accepted by other readers. -- David-Sarah Hopwood ⚥ http://davidsarah.livejournal.com
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