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Re: [openpgp] Revoking Keys: Adding a superceded-by parameter

"Neal H. Walfield" <neal@walfield.org> Mon, 20 July 2015 20:03 UTC

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Subject: Re: [openpgp] Revoking Keys: Adding a superceded-by parameter
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Hi Werner,

At Mon, 20 Jul 2015 17:14:18 +0200,
Werner Koch wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 20 Jul 2015 12:27, neal@walfield.org said:
> 
> > I propose that the description field be augmented to include optional
> > email style headers.  Further, we specify the following header to
> > specify the new key:
> >
> >   Superceded-by: fingerprint
> 
> I think it is better to have a signature subpacket or notation data to
> the same effect.  This has the advantage that it can also be used with a
> non-revoked key or data signature to declare a plan to supercede a key
> in the near future.

This is a good point.  Either approach that you propose seems
reasonable to me.

Thanks,

Neal

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