Understanding DH/DSS/ ?

I have had PGP262 on my computer for about 8-yrs. I lost interest
in PGP but am not trying to get my head straight on DH/DSS.
Could some please confirm my understanding of DH/DSS.
When creating a key, it will contain:
1. A MasterKey pair containing a signing key and a signature
verification key.
2. A SubKey pair containing a message decript key and a message
encrypt key.

When you send your Public Key "package" to the key server, it will
contain:
1. Your encrypt key from the SubKey pair.
2. Your signing key from your MasterKey pair.

The Private Key "package" which you keep secret contains:
1. Your decrypt key from your SubKey pair.
2. Your signature verification key from your MasterKey pair.

Key signings by other people are on the MasterKey pair.
The SubKey pair can be replaced for time to time and the
new SubKey will still be associated with the MasterKey pair.

Is this anywhere close?
Thanks,
Casey

Casey <Casey@nosuch.net> wrote in news:MPG.1bbfb50260f71e329897a0
@news.east.earthlink.net:
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> I have had PGP262 on my computer for about 8-yrs. I lost interest
> in PGP but am not trying to get my head straight on DH/DSS.
> Could some please confirm my understanding of DH/DSS.
> When creating a key, it will contain:
> 1. A MasterKey pair containing a signing key and a signature
> verification key.
> 2. A SubKey pair containing a message decript key and a message
> encrypt key.
>
> When you send your Public Key "package" to the key server, it will
> contain:
> 1. Your encrypt key from the SubKey pair.
> 2. Your signing key from your MasterKey pair.
>
> The Private Key "package" which you keep secret contains:
> 1. Your decrypt key from your SubKey pair.
> 2. Your signature verification key from your MasterKey pair.
>
> Key signings by other people are on the MasterKey pair.
> The SubKey pair can be replaced for time to time and the
> new SubKey will still be associated with the MasterKey pair.
>
> Is this anywhere close?[/color]

Except for the following, you have it correct.

Your public key that you send to others, includes your Signature
verification key (so that others can verify your signature); your private
key includes your signing key, so that you can make signatures.

--
Tom McCune
My PGP Page & FAQ: [url]http://www.McCune.cc/PGP.htm[/url]

In article <93o5d.243099$bp1.168604@twister.nyroc.rr.com>, [email]news@DELETE_THISmccune.cc[/email] says...[color=blue]
> Casey <Casey@nosuch.net> wrote in news:MPG.1bbfb50260f71e329897a0
> @news.east.earthlink.net:
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> > I have had PGP262 on my computer for about 8-yrs. I lost interest
> > in PGP but am not trying to get my head straight on DH/DSS.
> > Could some please confirm my understanding of DH/DSS.
> > When creating a key, it will contain:
> > 1. A MasterKey pair containing a signing key and a signature
> > verification key.
> > 2. A SubKey pair containing a message decript key and a message
> > encrypt key.
> >
> > When you send your Public Key "package" to the key server, it will
> > contain:
> > 1. Your encrypt key from the SubKey pair.
> > 2. Your signing key from your MasterKey pair.
> >
> > The Private Key "package" which you keep secret contains:
> > 1. Your decrypt key from your SubKey pair.
> > 2. Your signature verification key from your MasterKey pair.
> >
> > Key signings by other people are on the MasterKey pair.
> > The SubKey pair can be replaced for time to time and the
> > new SubKey will still be associated with the MasterKey pair.
> >
> > Is this anywhere close?[/color]
>
> Except for the following, you have it correct.
>
> Your public key that you send to others, includes your Signature
> verification key (so that others can verify your signature); your private
> key includes your signing key, so that you can make signatures.
>
>[/color]
Thanks Tom. I still have a couple of questions, but I need to
get better organized before I ask <G>
Casey