On Wednesday 24 September 2003 20:30, John L. Fjellstad wrote: > Is there a way to revoke a gpg key if you have lost the password and > didn't create a revocation certificate?
No, not really. You can start a brute force attack. If you used a 'word' (=something from a dictionary), chances are better to 'get' the password (So, don't use such easy passwords for your next key... ;-) Im sure there are some tools out there... I'am not sure if this is really practicable... > What happens if I just upload a new public key? Nothing, except that the new one gets uploaded ;-) Both keys are available then... Henning -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
