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| author | Paul Kehrer <paul.l.kehrer@gmail.com> | 2015-04-01 22:39:02 -0500 |
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| committer | Paul Kehrer <paul.l.kehrer@gmail.com> | 2015-04-01 22:39:02 -0500 |
| commit | 738407ba87472f7f474c164e2fd33ab037bab93f (patch) | |
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diff --git a/docs/x509.rst b/docs/x509.rst index 39df4a0b..afc9620a 100644 --- a/docs/x509.rst +++ b/docs/x509.rst @@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ X.509 Extensions :type: bool - This is asserted when the subject public key is used for verifying + This purpose is set to true when the subject public key is used for verifying digital signatures, other than signatures on certificates (``key_cert_sign``) and CRLs (``crl_sign``). @@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ X.509 Extensions :type: bool - This is asserted when the subject public key is used for verifying + This purpose is set to true when the subject public key is used for verifying digital signatures, other than signatures on certificates (``key_cert_sign``) and CRLs (``crl_sign``). It is used to provide a non-repudiation service that protects against the signing entity @@ -481,48 +481,48 @@ X.509 Extensions :type: bool - This is asserted when the subject public key is used for enciphering - private or secret keys. + This purpose is set to true when the subject public key is used for + enciphering private or secret keys. .. attribute:: data_encipherment :type: bool - This is asserted when the subject public key is used for directly - enciphering raw user data without the use of an intermediate symmetric - cipher. + This purpose is set to true when the subject public key is used for + directly enciphering raw user data without the use of an intermediate + symmetric cipher. .. attribute:: key_agreement :type: bool - This is asserted when the subject public key is used for key agreement. - For example, when a Diffie-Hellman key is to be used for key - management, then this bit is set. + This purpose is set to true when the subject public key is used for key + agreement. For example, when a Diffie-Hellman key is to be used for + key management, then this purpose is set to true. .. attribute:: key_cert_sign :type: bool - This is asserted when the subject public key is used for verifying - signatures on public key certificates. If this bit is asserted then - ``ca`` must be true in the :class:`BasicConstraints` extension. + This purpose is set to true when the subject public key is used for + verifying signatures on public key certificates. If this purpose is set + to true then ``ca`` must be true in the :class:`BasicConstraints` + extension. .. attribute:: crl_sign :type: bool - This is asserted when the subject public key is used for verifying - signatures on certificate revocation lists. + This purpose is set to true when the subject public key is used for + verifying signatures on certificate revocation lists. .. attribute:: encipher_only :type: bool - The meaning of this bit is undefined in the absence of the - ``key_agreement`` bit. When this bit is asserted and the - ``key_agreement`` bit is also set, the subject public key may be - used only for enciphering data while performing key agreement. + When this purposes is set to true and the ``key_agreement`` purpose is + also set, the subject public key may be used only for enciphering data + while performing key agreement. :raises ValueError: This is raised if accessed when ``key_agreement`` is false. @@ -531,10 +531,9 @@ X.509 Extensions :type: bool - The meaning of this bit is undefined in the absence of the - ``key_agreement`` bit. When this bit is asserted and the - ``key_agreement`` bit is also set, the subject public key may be - used only for deciphering data while performing key agreement. + When this purposes is set to true and the ``key_agreement`` purpose is + also set, the subject public key may be used only for deciphering data + while performing key agreement. :raises ValueError: This is raised if accessed when ``key_agreement`` is false. |