[Date Prev][Date Next] [Thread Prev][Thread Next] [Date Index] [Thread Index]

Re: A GPG question



-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1

On 01/28/08 03:09, Magnus Therning wrote:
> Dan H. wrote:
>> Hello folks, 
>>
>> this is not s strict Debian question but it is so small and easy that it's
>> not worth subscribung to a GPG list for.
>>
>> Q: How can I remove an email address from my GPG key? I'm changing jobs, so
>> one of my three addresses won't be valid any more. Do I have to make a new
>> key pair from scratch? If so, how can my "web of trust" (I don't have one so
>> this is rather theoretical) be transferred from the old to the new key?
> 
> You can revoke identities from your key.  'gpg --edit <the key>' and
> then use 'revuid'.  Don't forget to save and upload to a keyserver your
> modified key afterwards.

But will you lose access to any data that you have encrypted under
the old key?

- --
Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA  USA

"I'm not a vegetarian because I love animals, I'm a vegetarian
because I hate vegetables!"
unknown
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux)

iD8DBQFHnaZiS9HxQb37XmcRArSNAKDY1i5BI2Hk9Jcr1UTfAf5m/dUGaACgrlU7
/F/u8nbsOArAR7N3cKY2BHM=
=kxVi
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----


Reply to: