encrypting to expired certificates

[Hauke Laging]

Am Mi 17.09.2014, 20:54:22 schrieb MFPA:

> Do key UIDs have an expiry date? I never noticed that.

The mainkey expiration date is implemented via the UID expiration date. 
This is because you need a signature and the mainkey itself doesn't have 
one. The mainkey expires if all UIDs have expired. Thus usually all UIDs 
have the same expiration date.


Hauke
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