Karl O. Pinc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > On 07/06/2008 08:36:13 AM, John W Foster wrote: > > I have over the years established several PGP public keys that are no > > longer valid due to expired e-mail addresses. I did not think at the > > time they were created that I needed an expiration date in thm. > > FWIW, IIRC accepted best practice is to generate a revocation > when you generate the initial key pair. Then (so long as > you keep backups) you'll always be able to revoke the key > even if you forget the password, or whatever.
Can we expand on that? I have my passphrase. I use the key all the time. It's tied to my old, now defunct, ISP. You mean I can generate a revocation key, then generate a new, more accurately tied key? Hints are welcome. -- Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced. (*) http://blinkynet.net/comp/uip5.html Linux Counter #80292 - - http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1855.html Please, don't Cc: me. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
