[TriLUG] gpg question

Corey Mutter mutterc at nc.rr.com
Sun Feb 29 18:16:44 EST 2004


On Fri, Feb 27, 2004 at 03:23:45PM -0500, Scott Lundgren wrote:
> I have recently updated my gpg key, adding a new uid and setting it as the
> primary uid. Which leaves me looking at the other uid's on the key I don't
> use as much anymore and wondering.
> 
> Is it possible to revoke sub uid's from a GPG key?

You can't revoke sub-id's but you can revoke the self-signature on that
sub-id. That will have a similar effect - other gpg's won't trust that
subkey anymore as it won't be signed by you.

Corey

> 
> For the addresses I'm not using anymore that are still attached to my key do
> I just let a sender bounce any potential mail to those addresses and try
> again hopefully using the primary uid ?
> 
> - SL
> 
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