PGP Signature

• CURIE: gmeow:PGPSignature
• IRI: https://blackcatinformatics.ca/gmeow/PGPSignature
• Category: class
• Defined by: gmeow:slices/trust
• Box roles: TBox role (What is this?)

An OpenPGP signature (RFC 4880/9580, PGP-MIME RFC 3156) over a message, bound to a PGP key.

Structure

Subclass of: gmeow:CryptographicSignature

Practical Pattern

Use gmeow:PGPSignature as a specialized kind of gmeow:CryptographicSignature. Add statement metadata or a standpoint when the assertion needs provenance, confidence, or vantage.

Common Companion Terms

gmeow:CryptographicSignature

Usage Advice

Use when

• Use when a signature is specifically an OpenPGP signature (RFC 4880/9580, PGP-MIME) bound to a PGP key — the scheme-typed specialization of gmeow:CryptographicSignature.

Avoid when

• Avoid for an S/MIME signature (use gmeow:SMIMESignature) and for a scheme-agnostic case (use the parent gmeow:CryptographicSignature); the type fixes the OpenPGP scheme.

How to use

• Type the signature gmeow:PGPSignature and bind gmeow:signingKey to a key whose gmeow:keyScheme is gmeow:keySchemePGP; the rest of the signature machinery (signedBy, algorithm, verification status) is inherited from the parent.

Examples

• ex:sig1 a gmeow:PGPSignature; gmeow:signingKey ex:lillithKey.