Mainkey with many subkeys??

[Kristian Fiskerstrand]

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On 12/08/2014 04:28 PM, gnupgpacker wrote:
> Hello,
> 
>> -----Original Message----- From: Kristian Fiskerstrand Sent:
>> Monday, December 08, 2014 12:44 PM
>> 
>>> Main key has options SC. There is an active newer signing key
>>> S, so this will be always used for signing?
>> Correct
> 
> Why has the mainkey SC if signing is not used? Are there some
> compatibility reasons?
> 

This key will always be capable of signing by definition, but the
reason it is not C only is that it was not generated with a signing
subkey from the point of key generation, and the difference does not
make any practical difference. Changing this would require a new
self-signature limiting the use flags, but this is not worthwhile to do.


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