From 5e118d80b6b2808efd2c9fdb4620468e943e494f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: ringe <runar@rin.no> Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2012 21:52:15 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Explain the components of the public key --- docs/PRIMARY_PROTOCOL.md | 5 ++--- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/PRIMARY_PROTOCOL.md b/docs/PRIMARY_PROTOCOL.md index ff13f3225..4ad2488b3 100644 --- a/docs/PRIMARY_PROTOCOL.md +++ b/docs/PRIMARY_PROTOCOL.md @@ -286,10 +286,9 @@ authentication page should include a javascript shim, hosted at: ### 6.1 Public Key Format The public key is a JSON Web Algorihtms (JWA) public key as [listed here](http://self-issued.info/docs/draft-ietf-jose-json-web-algorithms-00.html#SigningAlgs). -This is a private/public key pair than can be generated using OpenSSL. The -EyeDeeMe service has a [.well-known/browserid document](https://eyedee.me/.well-known/browserid) +The EyeDeeMe service has a [.well-known/browserid document](https://eyedee.me/.well-known/browserid) that shows exactly what the [Mozilla Wiki](https://wiki.mozilla.org/Identity/BrowserID#Public_Key) -means in the example. +means in the example. The EyeDeeMee key is an [RSA public key](http://www.di-mgt.com.au/rsa_alg.html#keygen) than can be generated using OpenSSL. Generate a public key JSON document in Ruby: -- GitLab