-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Faramir schrieb: > Hello Patrick, > >> A much more time later I saw, that my elgamal still has got an >> expiration date and I can not find anything how I could change it. > > gpg -edit--key 7A5A6CC7 (press enter) > key 1 (press enter -this will select the subkey to edit) > expire (press enter -this will tell gpg you want to modify the > expiration date) > and then, select the new expiration time. 0 means it will never expire, > (n)w means it will expire in n weeks... gpg will show you the available > options. > Once everything is ok, use the 'save' command to save the changes, and > all you need to do after that, is to send your public key to your > friends (or to upload it again to keyservers) in order to let them know > your subkey is not going to expire.
Hm the key 1 one was the right thing I searched weeks for! I just thought I could select keys etc with 1,2,3 etc, with key I also could select my elgamal :) >> Then I added a new elgamal, the 2048g/610BB46C one. >> Is this right so? Can I edit the expire of the elgamal? What would > > Well, you can always add more subkeys... but *never* delete them, even > if they expire or are revoked... if you delete an encrypting subkey, you > will be unable to decrypt anything encrypted to that subkey... > >> happen *now* if the elgamal 2048g/D6395C9A has been expired? > > If that elgamal subkey expires, people (including you) will be unable > to use it to encrypt messages. But since you already have another > elgamal subkey with encryption capability, *I think* you would not > notice anything strange (unless your friends don't have the updated > public key containing the new subkey... if they don't have it, they > won't be able to send you encrypted things). Anyway, old messages > encrypted to the expired subkey can still be decrypted, as long as you > don't delete the expired subkey. > >> Please CC my while I am not subscribed and thanks. :-) > > Done... but maybe you would like to subscribe... I think the list > always carries interesting stuff. > > Now, I will paste an example about how to edit the expiration date of > your subkey. Unfortunately, the language is Spanish, but I think that > won't be a big problem, since it's very few text... My comments go > behind '//' signs: > //this is a comment, not a command > > Orden> gpg -edit--key 88EB95D7 //Orden = Command > pub 1024D/0x88EB95D7 creado: 2009-01-07 caduca: nunca uso: SCA > confianza: absoluta validez: absoluta > sub 2048g/0xDEF0DD90 creado: 2009-01-07 caduca: nunca uso: E > sub 2048g/0x53AD1366 creado: 2009-01-07 caduca: 2009-01-14 uso: E > [ absoluta ] (1). Tester3 (for test purposes) <t...@aaaaa.aaa> > //since the subkey I need to edit is the second one displayed, > //I need to select the subkey number 2. I think you will need to select > //your subkey number 1 > > Orden> key 2 //this will select it > > pub 1024D/0x88EB95D7 creado: 2009-01-07 caduca: nunca uso: SCA > confianza: absoluta validez: absoluta > sub 2048g/0xDEF0DD90 creado: 2009-01-07 caduca: nunca uso: E > sub* 2048g/0x53AD1366 creado: 2009-01-07 caduca: 2009-01-14 uso: E > [ absoluta ] (1). Tester3 (for test purposes) <t...@aaaaa.aaa> > //please note the '*' sign near the selected subkey. If you select the > //wrong one, repeat the command to deselect it, and then select the > //right one > > Orden> expire > Cambiando fecha de caducidad de subclave. > Por favor, especifique el período de validez de la clave. > 0 = la clave nunca caduca > <n> = la clave caduca en n días > <n>w = la clave caduca en n semanas > <n>m = la clave caduca en n meses > <n>y = la clave caduca en n años > ¿Validez de la clave (0)? 0 > //here I had to enter how much time I want to give it before > //it expires. I entered 0 to set it to never expire > La clave nunca caduca > ¿Es correcto? (s/n) s > > //gpg ask me if it is right to never expire it. I told it it was right > > Necesita una frase contraseña para desbloquear la clave secreta > del usuario: "Tester3 (for test purposes) <t...@aaaaa.aaa>" > clave $s de $u bits, ID $s, creada el $s > > pub 1024D/0x88EB95D7 creado: 2009-01-07 caduca: nunca uso: SCA > confianza: absoluta validez: absoluta > sub 2048g/0xDEF0DD90 creado: 2009-01-07 caduca: nunca uso: E > sub* 2048g/0x53AD1366 creado: 2009-01-07 caduca: nunca uso: E > [ absoluta ] (1). Tester3 (for test purposes) <t...@aaaaa.aaa> > > //gpg request the passphrasse in order to be able to make the changes > > Orden> save > //I gave the 'save' command to save the changes, and that's all > > Best Regards Okay now I understand it with the "key" cmd. Much thanks also for your complete howto! :-) - -- /* Mit freundlichem Gruß / With kind regards, Patrick Matthäi E-Mail: patrick.matth...@web.de Comment: Always if we think we are right, we were maybe wrong. */ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAklpDYIACgkQ2XA5inpabMeVuwCcDQeLZUSbSdoF1L/uyKTtWHXj dmwAn0unPEjXwRFySQ+95sZg1nYbqzp1 =dWF1 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users
