[Enigmail] Revoked keys - was: PGP, Encryption and general help - Barry H

[John Clizbe]

Charly Avital wrote:
> Everywhere I could read about keyservers, a user can add information or
> components (?) to his/her key, but cannot remove anything from the server.

You can't. I can "remove" a key from my keyserver, but it'll be back the next
reconciliation cycle.

> Does this apply also to a revocation certificate?
> 
> Is it possible to remove the revocation from a revoked key that is
> already in the keyservers?

Absolutely. I got the key below from my keyserver

> If it is possible, I don't want to know about it, and I really don't
> want anybody to hold my hand through the process, if there is such a
> process.

I met Rob online a couple years *after* this key was revoked and about a year
after I got involved w/ OpenPGP. There is not a chance I have an nonrevoked copy
of this key pigeon-holed somewhere.


jpclizbe at Yogi ~/test
$ gpg --list-key 0x4CC810B9
pub   2048R/4CC810B9 2001-10-12 [revoked: 2002-05-02]
uid                  Robert J. Hansen <rjhansen at inav.net>

jpclizbe at Yogi ~/test
$ gpg --export --no-armor 0x4CC810B9 > 0x4CC810B9.gpg

*Magic incantations uttered*

jpclizbe at Yogi ~/test
$ gpg --delete-key 0x4CC810B9

pub  2048R/4CC810B9 2001-10-12 Robert J. Hansen <rjhansen at inav.net>

Delete this key from the keyring? (y/N) y

jpclizbe at Yogi ~/test
$ gpg --import 0x4CC810B9.gpg
gpg: key 4CC810B9: public key "Robert J. Hansen <rjhansen at inav.net>" imported
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:               imported: 1  (RSA: 1)

jpclizbe at Yogi ~/test
$ gpg --list-key 0x4CC810B9
pub   2048R/4CC810B9 2001-10-12
uid                  Robert J. Hansen <rjhansen at inav.net>

Buwahahahaha. Just kidding.

Create a key, don't send it to any keyserver. Revoke it. Now send it to a
keyserver and send me the key ID. I'll send you a message encrypted with the
key. Fair enough?


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