Revoke and expire

Robert J. Hansen rjh at sixdemonbag.org
Wed Jun 13 22:43:18 CEST 2007


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> How do you unrevoke a key, especially if it is on the keyservers?

You don't.

Data can only be added to keys on the keyservers.  It can't be  
removed.  This is a deliberate design decision on the part of the  
keyservers, and helps to prevent certain kinds of attacks.

However, given that revocations typically happen by adding a  
revocation signature, by removing the revocation signature from your  
own local copy of the key you should be able to make the key usable  
again.

- --
Robert J. Hansen <rjh at sixdemonbag.org>

"Most people are never thought about after they're gone.  'I wonder
where Rob got the plutonium?' is better than most get." -- Phil Munson



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