keyflag subpacket and key expiration subpacket

[David Shaw]

On Fri, Dec 16, 2005 at 04:14:28AM +0100, Christoph Anton Mitterer wrote:
> 
> >>So does this mean if a key would have its key-exp-time/key-flags on an 
> >>0x1F that gpg would understand this?
> >>   
> >>
> >Yes.
> > 
> >
> Ah, great, so gpg is compliant to the standard in that point.
> I think only
> key expiration time (9),
> revokation key (12),
> notation data (20) (in those cases where the data applies to the key 
> itself and not to a specific UID),
> key flags (27) and
> reasons for revokation (29)
> should go there.....
> 
> Would it be easily possible with gpg to put those subpackets (currently 
> I'd only need it with 9 and 27) in a 0x1F sig?

Honestly, no.  It would be a significant project to rewrite those
sections of the program.

GPG is compliant with the standard now, and changing this would risk
compatibility for no gain beyond the aesthetic desire to have
subpackets in a different place.

David