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On 3/25/11 8:00 PM, Mike Frysinger wrote: |
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> i wasnt aware you could extend the expiration date of a key. that |
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> sort of defeats the purpose of having an expiration date doesnt it ? |
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> then someone could steal your expired key, extend the date, and keep |
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> using it. |
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I think that's one more reason for revocation certificates. |
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By the way, an expiration date that can be extended is still useful. It |
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can serve as a dead-man switch in case you lose the private key, see |
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<https://we.riseup.net/riseuplabs+paow/openpgp-best-practices#set-an-expiration-date-if-you-do-not-have-one>. |
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In other words, an expiration date that can be extended is still safer |
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than no expiration date at all, and is almost as convenient (transition |
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to a new key generally is somewhat inconvenient). |
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