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@@ -606,6 +606,11 @@ @section Certificates
 @image{figures/cert}
 @end ifnotinfo
 
address@hidden:} because our certificates give the @i{name} of the
+signing key instead of the @i{hash} (ID), all key names must be
+globally unique forever. If you lose a key and need to generate a
+replacement, make sure that you give the replacement a different name.
+
 Monotone uses certs extensively. Any ``extra'' information which needs
 to be stored, transmitted or retrieved --- above and beyond files,
 manifests, and revisions --- is kept in the form of certs. This