* @brief Identity service; implements identity management for GNUnet
* @author Christian Grothoff
*
- * Identities in GNUnet are ECDSA keys. You assume an identity by
- * using (signing with) a particular private key. As GNUnet users are
- * expected to have many egos, we need an identity service to
- * allow users to manage their egos. The identity service
- * manages the egos (private keys) of the local user; it does
- * NOT manage identities of other users (public keys). For giving
- * names to other users and manage their public keys securely, we
- * use GNS.
+ * Egos in GNUnet are ECDSA keys. You assume an ego by using (signing
+ * with) a particular private key. As GNUnet users are expected to
+ * have many egos, we need an identity service to allow users to
+ * manage their egos. The identity service manages the egos (private
+ * keys) of the local user; it does NOT manage egos of other users
+ * (public keys). For giving names to other users and manage their
+ * public keys securely, we use GNS.
*
* @defgroup identity identity management service
* @{
/**
- * Obtain the identity that is currently preferred/default
+ * Obtain the ego that is currently preferred/default
* for a service.
*
* @param id identity service to query
/**
- * Set the preferred/default identity for a service.
+ * Set the preferred/default ego for a service.
*
* @param id identity service to inform
* @param service_name for which service is an identity set
/**
- * Create a new identity with the given name.
+ * Create a new ego with the given name.
*
* @param id identity service to use
* @param name desired name
/**
- * Renames an existing identity.
+ * Renames an existing ego.
*
* @param id identity service to use
* @param old_name old name
/**
- * Delete an existing identity.
+ * Delete an existing ego.
*
* @param id identity service to use
* @param name name of the identity to delete