> On Aug 9, 2020, at 1:30 PM, Dan Harkins <dharkins@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I haven't seen any crypto texts spend any time explaining how the "master > key" doesn't really control the other keys. Right. But they do explain what a master key is and it’s relation to other keys. Ie. As a key from which other keys are derived. That meaning in nowhere inherent in the term “master”. Joe