> > -) Extend expiry date and upload again? > > i wasnt aware you could extend the expiration date of a key. that > sort of defeats the purpose of having an expiration date doesnt it ? > then someone could steal your expired key, extend the date, and keep > using it.
The expiration date is a property of the self-signature. If you can re-do the self-signature (i.e. you have access to the secret key), you can extend the expiration date. If someone steals your expired key, *and* has full access to the secret part- yes, then he can reactivate it. If you want to permanently disable your key, you should generate a revocation certificate (which is also a signature). AFAIK, there is no way to revoke a revocation. -- Andreas K. Huettel Gentoo Linux developer - kde, sci, arm, tex dilfri...@gentoo.org http://www.akhuettel.de/
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