[Pkg-gnupg-maint] Bug#543530: /usr/bin/gpg: gpg --edit-key KEYID fails to revoke a signature.

[Werner Koch]

On Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:11, streng at ftbfs.de said:

> Befehl> revsig
> Sie haben folgende User-IDs des Schlüssels 0597C2C8 beglaubigt:
>      fPcN interCultural (www.fPcN-global.org)
> <webmaster at fPcN-global.org>

The message might be a bit misleading.  If you signed it and your
*secret key is available* the message whould look like this:

  pub  1024R/1CE0C630  created: 2006-01-01  expires: 2009-12-31  usage: SC  
                       trust: ultimate      validity: ultimate
  [ultimate] (1). Werner Koch (dist sig) <dd9jn at gnu.org>
  
  Command> revsig
  You have signed these user IDs on key 1CE0C630:
       Werner Koch (dist sig) <dd9jn at gnu.org>
     signed by your key 1CE0C630 on 2006-01-01
     signed by your key 5B0358A2 on 2006-01-01
     signed by your key 1CE0C630 on 2009-01-09
  
  user ID: "Werner Koch (dist sig) <dd9jn at gnu.org>"
  signed by your key 1CE0C630 on 2006-01-01
  Create a revocation certificate for this signature? (y/N) 

The "signed by" lines are important.  I check whether I can add a
warning if the key is not signed by any of your keys.


Shalom-Salam,

   Werner

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