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Expand Up @@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ tokens**. These sections describes both in detail.
The access secrets are computed as follows:

1. First a 256-bit number (called "Seed") is generated with a cryptographically secure RNG.
2. This number is then interpreted as a ED25519 signing private key which is called the **Write key**.
2. This number is then used to derive a ED25519 signing private key which is called the **Write key**.
3. The corresponding public key is called the **Repository ID**.
4. Finally the salted hash of the seed, interpreted as a symmetric secret key is called the **Read key**.

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