On Fri, Jun 01, 2007 at 06:16:09PM -0700, Joseph Oreste Bruni wrote: > I have another question about key expirations. Suppose I have a key > that was originally created without an expiration, and I distribute > that key. Later, I add an expiration date to the original key. Does > the new expiration have any effect if someone has my key without the > expiration? In other words, is the expiration date considered a > discretionary control or a mandatory control?
The expiration does not apply to someone who has the key without the expiration. It's not really a question of mandatory or discretionary, but just an out-of-date key. If and when they update their copy of your key, they will get the expiration. David _______________________________________________ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users
