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diff --git a/packaging/debian/control b/packaging/debian/control
index 213a885..354f114 100644
--- a/packaging/debian/control
+++ b/packaging/debian/control
@@ -14,13 +14,14 @@ Architecture: all
Depends: openssh-client, gnupg, libcrypt-openssl-rsa-perl, libdigest-sha-perl, lockfile-progs | procmail, adduser, ${misc:Depends}
Recommends: netcat | socat, ssh-askpass, cron
Enhances: openssh-client, openssh-server
-Description: leverage the OpenPGP web of trust for OpenSSH and TLS authentication
+Description: leverage the OpenPGP web of trust for SSH and TLS authentication
SSH key-based authentication is tried-and-true, but it lacks a true
Public Key Infrastructure for key certification, revocation and
expiration. Monkeysphere is a framework that uses the OpenPGP web of
trust for these PKI functions. It can be used in both directions:
for users to get validated host keys, and for hosts to authenticate
- users.
+ users. Current monkeysphere SSH tools are designed to integrate
+ with the OpenSSH implementation of the Secure Shell protocol.
.
- Monkeysphere can also be used by a monkeysphere validation agent to
- validate TLS connections on the web.
+ Monkeysphere can also be used by a validation agent to validate TLS
+ connections (e.g. https).