Revoking a Lost Key

2020-02-05 Thread Mark
Is there anyway to revoke an OLD LOST PGP key? I no longer have either the public or private keys but can find the KeyID. I'm guessing not but figured I'd ask just in case. Thanks ___ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org http://lists.gnupg.or

Re: Revoking a Lost Key

2020-02-05 Thread Damien Goutte-Gattat via Gnupg-users
On Wed, Feb 05, 2020 at 03:59:01PM -0700, Mark wrote: Is there anyway to revoke an OLD LOST PGP key? I no longer have either the public or private keys but can find the KeyID. I'm guessing not but figured I'd ask just in case. The revocation certificate needs to be signed by the private key, so

Re: Revoking a Lost Key

2020-02-05 Thread Ralph Seichter via Gnupg-users
* Mark: > Is there anyway to revoke an OLD LOST PGP key? I no longer have either > the public or private keys but can find the KeyID. As you guessed, it is not possible, because you require the private key in order to create a revocation. That's why it is recommended to create revocations (and st

Re: Revoking a Lost Key

2020-02-05 Thread Chris DeYoung
I wouldn't think you would want to be able to do that. If it can be done without the private key, then I can revoke your key for you... :-) -C On 2/5/2020 3:59 PM, Mark wrote: Is there anyway to revoke an OLD LOST PGP key? I no longer have either the public or private keys but can find the Key