On 04/01/2020 11:31 a.m., Wilfred van Velzen : August Abolins wrote:


 WvV> It's not necessary to "scrap" a key, just because the "uid"
 WvV> (user ID) is no longer relevant.

 WvV> You can add additional (new) uid's, you can delete uid's (but
 WvV> that won't remove them from keys on keyservers), and you can
 WvV> revoke uid's.

I am not sure I can tie a proper (non-padded) email address to the one I
messed up with the program I am using. I'm pretty new to the process. I
have to figure out the right rhythm and steps.

If you were to create an email to me using my current key, would you
have to remove the R_E_M_O_V_E part manually each and every time?


 WvV> For instance my 9611AC4F key (which is on the keyservers), has
 WvV> 3 active uid's (with current email addresses), and 3 revoked
 WvV> uid's (with email address I no longer use)...

Yes, I pulled that one down.  It has 5 "Also known as" email addresses.

Key management could be a nightmare across multiple devices.

It's pretty neat that I can look up old friends and check the properties
of the keys.

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