Key validity error

Taral taral@taral.net
Thu Mar 22 20:14:14 2001


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On Thu, Mar 22, 2001 at 12:52:30PM -0600, Donald L. Nash wrote:

> > Not sure if you were aware, but the GNU Privacy Guard version 1.0.4 says
> > that your key is invalid. (Key obtained from the BMDS public key page.)
>=20
> Hmmm, that's the first I've heard of it, and my copy of PGP doesn't=20
> complain. Here's a copy of it straight out of my key store:
[gnupg-devel list: I think this is a PGP bug. Is there a way to fix the keys with PGP?] Unfortunately, gpg is strict about timestamps: gpg: public key is 5590 seconds newer than the signature pub 1280R/969ECE01 1995-09-27 [invalid] UT System OTS Institutional Certification Service sig 969ECE01 1995-09-26 UT System OTS Institutional Certification Service sig 689DA021 1997-08-04 [User id not found] sig A80F1F90 1997-08-04 [User id not found] gpg: public key is 4557 seconds newer than the signature uid [invalid] <pgp-inst-cert@ots.utexas.edu> sig 969ECE01 1995-09-26 UT System OTS Institutional Certification Service sig 689DA021 1997-08-04 [User id not found] sig A80F1F90 1997-08-04 [User id not found] Using the --ignore-time-conflict option in GPG enables it to use the keys, but does not fix the problem. --=20 Taral <taral@taral.net> Please use PGP/GPG to send me mail. "Never ascribe to malice what can as easily be put down to stupidity." --cmJC7u66zC7hs+87 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.4 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iEYEARECAAYFAjq6TooACgkQ7rh4CE+nYEkyygCfceofRqZ42OYZ3ciOH/gDxrv5 HQIAn04WUYYiVT7mNqEJMiX9Ke4r3meJ =ybt3 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --cmJC7u66zC7hs+87--