Re: PGP Keys Expiration
Karl O. Pinc <kop@meme.com>:
>
> On 07/06/2008 08:36:13 AM, John W Foster wrote:
> > I have over the years established several PGP public keys that are no
> > longer valid due to expired e-mail addresses. I did not think at the
> > time they were created that I needed an expiration date in thm.
>
> FWIW, IIRC accepted best practice is to generate a revocation
> when you generate the initial key pair. Then (so long as
> you keep backups) you'll always be able to revoke the key
> even if you forget the password, or whatever.
Can we expand on that? I have my passphrase. I use the key all the
time. It's tied to my old, now defunct, ISP. You mean I can generate
a revocation key, then generate a new, more accurately tied key?
Hints are welcome.
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