Re: Revoke a key - What is with the decrypted messages?

Hi! Wolf Canis schrieb: > I have a revocation > certificate. Great! ;-) > But what is with the decrypted messages to me, can I still encrypt this > messages? Or is the secret key invalid too? You will be able to decrypt messages and others will be able to verify signatures which were issued by

Re: Revoke a key - What is with the decrypted messages?

Hello, thanks for the answers. My doubts are dispelled. W. Canis signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users

Re: Revoke a key - What is with the decrypted messages?

> On Fri, 23 Nov 2007, David Shaw wrote: > . . . > > . . . Revoking the key only > > stops new use of the key - old messages are still okay. On Fri, Nov 23, 2007 at 03:14:29PM -0500, reynt0 wrote: > Just a maybe picky question: > Does "stops new use" mean absolutely, like mechanical > p

Re: Revoke a key - What is with the decrypted messages?

Thanks. That's exactly what I wanted to be clear about, but didn't want to try to specify all possible details by my (inexpert) self. On Fri, 23 Nov 2007, John W. Moore III wrote: . . . > reynt0 wrote: >> Just a maybe picky question: >> Does "stops new use" mean absolutely, like mechanical >> p

Re: Revoke a key - What is with the decrypted messages?

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 reynt0 wrote: > Just a maybe picky question: > Does "stops new use" mean absolutely, like mechanical > prevention, stops new use, or does it mean something like > "stops by a social process", ie like knowledgeable users > won't use it anymore? > > O

Re: Revoke a key - What is with the decrypted messages?

Just a maybe picky question: Does "stops new use" mean absolutely, like mechanical prevention, stops new use, or does it mean something like "stops by a social process", ie like knowledgeable users won't use it anymore? On Fri, 23 Nov 2007, David Shaw wrote: . . . > . . . Revoking the k

Re: Revoke a key - What is with the decrypted messages?

On Fri, Nov 23, 2007 at 02:50:29PM +0100, Wolf Canis wrote: > Hello all, > I created a key one year ago and used this key. Therefore I have a lot > decrypted > messages. > Now I want revoke this key. That's not the problem, I have a revocation > certificate. Excellent. :) > But what is with the d

Revoke a key - What is with the decrypted messages?

Hello all, I created a key one year ago and used this key. Therefore I have a lot decrypted messages. Now I want revoke this key. That's not the problem, I have a revocation certificate. But what is with the decrypted messages to me, can I still encrypt this messages? Or is the secret key invalid t