On Mon, 31 Jan 2011 14:12:24 -0500, nicolas vigier <[email protected]> 
wrote:

So the only use of expiration date I see is to check that the key was
updated from keyserver recently. Maybe we can set a short expiration
time (15 days ?), and have something in cron to update it a few days
before it expire ?

What about systems that are not connected to the internet?  I see no
point in having the key expire.  If a person chooses to install an
old version after the release has reached end of life, that is their
choice.  They shouldn't have to jump through hoops, just to get the
installer to run.

If a key gets compromised, it gets revoked, and the revocation certificate
gets distributed as an update, along with a new key.

Regards, Dave Hodgins

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