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Re: [openpgp] [RFC4880bis PATCH] Deprecate "Revocation Key", replacing with full-key "Designated Revoker"

2019-08-05 13:23:49
On 8/5/2019 at 1:45 PM, "Werner Koch" <wk(_at_)gnupg(_dot_)org> wrote:

I view this as problematic in the light of our preparations to 
allow for
larger key material.  With PQC we may need megabyte large keys and 
then
including an entire key would double the size of a keyblock.

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There is a workaround which could avoid this;

Generating a Revocation Certificate for the key, and keeping it in a separate 
place from the keyring,
and also sending it to whomever the user wants to be the 'designated revoker', 
(which could change from time to time, without having to update the keyblock 
itself).

If this seems reasonable, then maybe consider it as a 'suggestion/comment'  to 
the rfc section dealing with revocation.


vedaal

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