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expired key: renewal via pgp
Hi,

I am using GNUpg, and I have just modified the expiration
date of my old key via this command:

gpg --edit-key sb expire

The key results ok, locally, but the server still labels it as
"expired". I re-sent the key, but the date did not change.
The gory point is that, in principle, it is a waste to leave
an old key in the sever(s). It must be possible to update the old
one, but id does not seem to be working. Any clue?

Please either subscribe me or Cc to me, as I am not subscribed to
this list and there are no informations on how to do it.

Sergio
Re: expired key: renewal via pgp [ In reply to ]
Sergio Brandano <sb@dcs.qmw.ac.uk> writes:

> The key results ok, locally, but the server still labels it as
> "expired". I re-sent the key, but the date did not change.

That's a feature. If someone has obtained a secret key
illegitimately, he still can't increase the lifetime of the key.

> Please either subscribe me or Cc to me, as I am not subscribed to
> this list and there are no informations on how to do it.

See http://www.gnupg.org/docs.html .

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