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Updated Language Conventions (markdown)

Dominik Schürmann 2015-06-26 19:53:49 +02:00
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Language-Conventions.md

@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ We try to provide a better terminology when we think that the traditional one is
|------- |---- |--- |
| User ID | Identity | |
| Passphrase | Password | People don't know what a passphrase is, but they know passwords. Renaming passwords to passphrases doesn't help to increase their strength. |
| Public/private key | key | Don't try to explain the concept of public key cryptography. People don't want to know it, it should work seamlessly |
| Public/private key | Key | Don't try to explain the concept of public key cryptography. People don't want to know it, it should work seamlessly |
| Sign/Certify key | Confirm key | Key signing makes no sense without knowing public key crypto. Certify is more appropriate, but also difficult to understand. (Confirm in german: Schlüssel bestätigen) |
| Cache password | Remember password | |