Extending the key expiration date

[Subba Rao]

On  0, Florian Weimer <Florian.Weimer@RUS.Uni-Stuttgart.DE> wrote:
> Subba Rao <subba9@home.com> writes:
> 
> > Is it possible to edit the expiration date of the current key?
> 
> Yes, it's even possible without invalidating certificates.  This is a
> known design flaw in OpenPGP.
> 
> I hope some day GnuPG will implement a workaround (e.g. limiting the
> validity period of certificates to that of the certified key).
> 

Why is it a flaw? All I want is to extend the key without having to revoke and
regenerating a key.

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Subba Rao
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GPG public key ID CCB7344E
Key fingerprint = A8DD 4CBA 1E9B D962 A55B  2B55 BAFE 92C5 CCB7 344E