RSA subkeys

[Atom Smasher]

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On Thu, 3 Feb 2005, Werner Koch wrote:

> On Thu, 3 Feb 2005 11:24:39 -0500 (EST), Atom Smasher said:
>
>> why not update the expiration date on the subkeys, and keep them? if 
>> they're not compromised there's no reason to throw them away.
>
> You never know whether a key is compromised.  Key rollover is actually a 
> good thing to gain some forward secrecy.  It helps against a warrant to 
> decrypt an old intercepted message - you can claim that you have 
> destroyed the key a few days after it expired.  Ask the UK folks about 
> that - well, they won't be allowed to tell.
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ok, i guess that does have advantages under the UK's IPA(?). here in the 
states one is protected against govt abuse by not writing down their 
passphrase <http://law.richmond.edu/jolt/v2i1/sergienko.html>.


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