gpg keys

[A.J. Bonnema]

Iain Buchanan wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I just tried to make a pub/priv key pair, and upload the public key to a
> keyserver (http://www.keyserver.net/en/).  However the keyserver kept on
> saying 'invalid key'.  I relised the reason was I had an old key on the
> server from ages ago, for which I don't have the private key anymore. 
> As I understand it, I can't make a revocation certificate for it because
> I don't have the private key, and I didn't make a revoke license, so is
> there any other way to 'delete' the old key from the keyserver?
> 
> TIA,

On the kerserver.net "about this server" details what to do if you lose 
your private key: you should disable your key instead. This will take 
some time to get to the other keyservers, but it's the next best thing.

I'd give you a link, but the link's always 
'http://www.keyserver.net/en/', so you'll have to go there and press 
'about this server'.

Remark: it also says in the future this may not work any more.

I have the reverse problem. I made a revoke file when I created the key, 
but I have no idea how revoke the key on the server, so I asked the 
webmaster how to do this.

Guus.
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