Using subkeys to renew an expiring key

SeidlS at schneider.com SeidlS at schneider.com
Tue Aug 29 17:42:05 CEST 2006


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> On 08/29/2006 04:36 PM, SeidlS at schneider.com wrote:
> > Your talking about document inbound to my process, encrypted by the
other
> > organizations.  That should work without an issue as you pointed out,
but
> > what about the outbound process?  In that instance we would be
encrypting
> > the file and sending it to the other organizations to be decrypted...
would
> > those orgainzations that haven't updated to the new key have problems
> > decrypting the file?
> This is a rather strange statement.
> Other organizations should have their OWN pubkeys to which documents
> sent to them are encrypted.
> - --
>

Good Point.  I wasn't thinking of that.  So for outbound documents, the
only issue that could exist would be verifying our signature if we are
signing the document?  Or is the signature part of the master key and
wouldn't be impacted by adding an additional subkey?

-Scott


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