implications of subkeys?

disastry@saiknes.lv disastry@saiknes.lv
Wed Feb 27 10:58:01 2002


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Nick Andriash andriash@telus.net wrote:
> > This allows you to stay keep your web of trust, and you simply create
> > a new subkey.
> 
> You mention subkeys are signed,

yes, if they were not any1 could add subkeys to your key.

> then if one revokes a subkey, he/she
> will lose all the signatures on it, correct?

no.
subkeys have only one signature - only yours.

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