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Re: Hoping to become a developer soon. Looking for sponsor



le ven 15-02-2002 à 08:29, Dmitry Borodaenko a écrit :

> I think that making keys that never expire is insecure too. In five
> years from know, when you will get hacked once or twice and grow more
> paraniod about security, you may regret having your old, weak, unexpired
> key wandering somewhere and probably deceiving some people to believe
> that it provides a safe way to exchange data with you.

Isn't that what revokation certificates are for ?
I prefer to rely on such a certificate locked in my home than on an
expiration, without knowing when my current key will really become
insecure. Also, there are many other reasons to stop using a key.

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