WKD: returns only one pubkey (and why)

Bernhard Reiter bernhard at intevation.de
Tue Dec 13 09:39:03 CET 2022


Hi Vincent,

Am Montag 12 Dezember 2022 17:37:16 schrieb Vincent Breitmoser via 
Gnupg-devel:
> However, relatedly we have a new OpenPGP version (probably v6?) on the
> horizon, 

will this be incompatible to old package versions and why?
(Sorry could not resist, see my other email).

> and will soon face the issue of migrating users and keys. And 
> that will likely mean supporting at least two certificates (v4+v6)
> side-by-side for the same address.

Another solution for WKD could be to wait with the migration until a large 
majority of implementations can deal with the new format and then still 
deliver one active pubkey.

Best,
Bernhard

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