These guides explain the prod.keys keyset from the structure outward. Each one answers a specific question near the top, then explains the reasoning underneath it, and links laterally to the guides that continue the thread.
Where to start
- The prod.keys file, explained — filename, file type, structure, key names, formatting and revision tags.
- prod.keys vs title.keys — how a shared production keyset differs from per-content keys.
- Key categories & revisions — the categories a keyset groups, described by purpose.
- Verifying a keyset safely — what you can confirm, and what no website can.
- Handling & storage — looking after a keyset you generated yourself.
How to read these together
The file-structure guide tells you what you are looking at. The key-categories guide tells you what the names mean. The comparison guide keeps title keys from being confused with production keys. The verification and handling guides cover the practical side. Together they form the technical half of this site, with the compatibility hub supplying the relational half.
A note on scope
These guides describe structure and relationships. They do not contain key values, they do not contain a keyset, and they do not instruct you to obtain one from anywhere other than hardware and content you are authorised to use. That boundary is deliberate and it is enforced by the editorial policy.