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From: "Andreas K. Huettel" <dilfridge@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] validity of manifest signing key
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2011 14:56:20
Message-Id: 201103251553.58761.dilfridge@gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] validity of manifest signing key by "Michał Górny"
1 > > it says here http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gnupg-user.xml#doc_chap2
2 > > that the validity should be <6 month. What is the protocol when the
3 > > expiry date is approaching?
4 >
5 > I'd say that should be changed. With keys changing every half a year,
6 > we're soon going to have a tree spammed with Manifests signed using
7 > expired keys.
8
9 Correct me if I'm wrong, but that does not invalidate the signature (if it was made before expiration).
10
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12 Andreas K. Huettel
13 Gentoo Linux developer - kde, sci, arm, tex
14 dilfridge@g.o
15 http://www.akhuettel.de/

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Re: [gentoo-dev] validity of manifest signing key Mike Frysinger <vapier@g.o>