Re: A GPG question
Dan H. skrev:
> On Mon, Jan 28, 2008 at 03:54:42AM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
>>> 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?
>
> No, I think the key itself stays valid. It's just the UID.
>
> --D.
Yes, only the userid is made unusable if you revoke it. The key is still
valid.
BTW if you revoke a key it is made unusable for encryption, but you can
still use it for decryption.
Per Tunedal
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