Its quite simple really, you sign a revocation of the key and create a new one, just like you'd do if you ever suspected your private key had been compromised.
-R On Fri, Aug 16, 2019 at 3:29 PM Stefan Claas <s...@300baud.de> wrote: > Hendrik Visage wrote: > > > SKS network contains *PUBLIC* keys. It’s purpose, is to PUBLICLY make > your > > communications, signed/etc. with the associated *private* key, by > directed to > > you and associated with you to proof that it was *you* that > > signed/produced/etc. that piece of communication. That purpose would be > to > > know that the communication was not forged as you, and thus people can > take > > that piece of communications as being your words spoken and trusted as > it was > > not somebody else faked you. It is also a mechanism that you can receive > > communications, meant only for your eyes (I meant *private* key :) )that > > nobody else can decode (given they’ve not compromised your private key). > > > > The fact that the SKS network had been and probably will still be > > abused/DoSed/etc. we can’t deny, but once people becomes silly, as I see > this > > whole GDPR discussions have been, I have but one set of advice: Either > you > > fix it, or you get out of the SKS server network… let those that run the > SKS > > servers have the pains/legal battles/etc. when they are attacked by the > GDPR > > enforcers, we’ll fight that battle, no need to make our lives worse off > if > > you can’t add positive value… > > > > Yours enjoying his pop-corn reading these debates > > O.k. let's forget for a moment the GDPR. > > Would you or any other SKS operator in 2019 agree that a person should > have the right that his / her public key can be removed from the SKS > network if he / she asks for? > > An example: You have children and you recommend as an privacy advocate > and parent that your minors should use PGP. > > A nasty classmate signs your daughters pub key with bad things. Teenagers > usually smarter than their parents may not handle such a situation well, > like us old PGP farts. > > Please explain in 2019 to you friends, wishing to learn secure email > communications, that they should use PGP, while everybody can sign > their pub key with arbritary (and illegal) data, thanks to SKS. > > They will for sure show you a stinking finger. > > A public key in 2019 does not mean that it can be used for nasty > things, while a public key holder can not defend him / her self! > > May I ask why you SKS operators did not implemented GnuPG's > feature the --no-modifiy flag? It is not a brand new feature ... > > Regards > Stefan > > -- > box: 4a64758de9e8ceded2c481ee526440687fe2f3a828e3a813f87753ad30847b56 > GPG: C93E252DFB3B4DB7EAEB846AD8D464B35E12AB77 (avail. on Hagrid, WKD) > > _______________________________________________ > Sks-devel mailing list > Sks-devel@nongnu.org > https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/sks-devel >
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