diff --git a/OPENPGP.md b/OPENPGP.md
index 70e50c2..e60ac17 100644
--- a/OPENPGP.md
+++ b/OPENPGP.md
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ gpg --verify OPENPGP.md.asc OPENPGP.md
 |--------------------|------|-----------------------------------------|------------|
 | `253A7FFDDF34BE5E` | E    | encryption                              | 2027-01-31 |
 | `B46EDB4DFC26805D` | S    | signing on my own machines              | 2027-01-31 |
+| `16D5D4DFC0C36022` | S    | signing on client machines (`leonardo`) | 2027-01-31 |
 
 
 ### Policies
@@ -46,8 +47,12 @@ gpg --verify OPENPGP.md.asc OPENPGP.md
   because I prefer defaults over cleverness
 - Internal `[S]` subkey pinned everywhere with bang syntax (`<S_SUBKEY_FPR>!`)
   because I never want to rely on GPG's newest-subkey auto-selection
-- External `[S]` subkeys per client engagement
-  with shorter 6-month expiry living on client machines
+- External `[S]` subkeys per client project,
+  living only on that project's machines with their own passphrase:
+  - Expire with the primary key at the **end of January**
+  - Extended at the yearly update only while the project continues
+  - Revoked as "retired" when the project ends,
+    so that their past signatures stay valid
 
 
 ### Storage
@@ -56,6 +61,7 @@ gpg --verify OPENPGP.md.asc OPENPGP.md
   (because they are offline-synced text, unlike attachments):
   - "Full Secret Key": Armored export of primary and subkeys
   - "Deployed Secret Keys": Armored export of the subkeys only
+  - "Client Secret Subkey (<project_name>)": Armored export of the client subkey(s) only
   - "Revocation Certificate", generated at key creation
   - "Key Info": All key IDs and fingerprints, as a login entry
 - Public record: **This repository**:
@@ -162,7 +168,7 @@ gpg --homedir "$T" --edit-key <FPR>
   expire       # Primary => At the end of NEXT January
   key 1
   key 2
-  key ...      # Any further internal subkeys; external ones keep their own 6-month expiry
+  key ...      # Any further subkeys, including external ones of ongoing projects
   expire       # Selected subkeys => Same date
   save
 
diff --git a/OPENPGP.md.asc b/OPENPGP.md.asc
index d87b19d..135c2df 100644
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