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Re: How to update a self-signature?

2001-08-27 09:59:05

True.  I was implying a Key Revocation, not a UserID revocation.
My appologies for being ambiguous.

-derek

Florian Weimer <Florian(_dot_)Weimer(_at_)RUS(_dot_)Uni-Stuttgart(_dot_)DE> 
writes:

Derek Atkins <warlord(_at_)mit(_dot_)edu> writes:

Keep in mind that you DON'T want to over-ride a revocation
self-signature.  That would be bad.

It depends on the revocation reason.  If the revocation says 'user ID
no longer in use', it makes perfect sense to override it.

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