Delete key from OpenPGP card?

Werner Koch wk at gnupg.org
Mon Mar 4 14:50:16 CET 2013


On Mon,  4 Mar 2013 11:35, achim at pietig.com said:

> If useful and needed we can add this for the next version of the specification.
> ISO 7816-8 actual works on commands like Delete key/password...

That is not needed.  It is far easier to store a dummy key on the card [1]


Salam-Shalom,

   Werner


[1] If you want to use a well-known key, you may generate it using a
    test program distributed with Libgcrypt master: In the build
    directory run "tests/prime --42" and use a key with these
    parameters.
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