setting expiration dates
David Shaw
dshaw at jabberwocky.com
Fri Jun 1 20:31:26 CEST 2007
On Fri, Jun 01, 2007 at 11:01:02AM -0700, Joseph Oreste Bruni wrote:
> When creating a new subkey, I'm given the option of setting an expiration.
> The prompt allows me to specify a duration for the new subkey.
>
> Please specify how long the key should be valid.
> 0 = key does not expire
> <n> = key expires in n days
> <n>w = key expires in n weeks
> <n>m = key expires in n months
> <n>y = key expires in n years
> Key is valid for? (0)
>
> Is it possible to set an explicit date (e.g. 31 Dec) rather than a
> duration? I suppose I could compute the number of days, but that's
> annoying.
Yes, it is possible. At the prompt, enter the date in YYYY-MM-DD
format.
David
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