(bug?) Revoked keys and past signatures

Kristian Fiskerstrand kristian.fiskerstrand at sumptuouscapital.com
Tue Feb 10 13:30:28 CET 2015


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On 02/10/2015 01:24 PM, Peter Lebbing wrote:
> On 10/02/15 12:52, Kristian Fiskerstrand wrote:
>> No, the signature is still valid:
>> 



> 
> Why? The key was revoked because it was superseded or has been
> retired, not because it was stolen or compromised.
> 

Unless you rely on a trusted third party to provide signature stamps,
signature dates can be forged. A key revocation should result in
immediate questioning of all aspects of the key, as it currently does.


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