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diff --git a/src/main/javadoc/org/bouncycastle/openpgp/package.html b/src/main/javadoc/org/bouncycastle/openpgp/package.html new file mode 100644 index 00000000..064527cd --- /dev/null +++ b/src/main/javadoc/org/bouncycastle/openpgp/package.html @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +<html> +<body bgcolor="#ffffff"> +High level classes for dealing with OpenPGP objects. +<p> +<b>Note</b>: These are based on the org.bouncycastle.bcpg classes and use a streaming +model, so for some objects which have an input stream associated it is necessary +to read to the end of the input stream on the object before trying to read +another object from the orginal input stream. +<p> +A word on key ring files. For the purpose of this package a PGP key ring is a master key and +a collection of sub-keys associated with it. These public and secret key rings are handled by +the PGPPublicKey ring class and the PGPSecretKeyRing class respectively. In the case where +you are trying to read an key file which has multiple key rings in it, use PGPSecretKeyRingCollection +for the secret key file and PGPPublicKeyRingCollection for the public key file. +</body> +</html> |