Re: Unable to issue subkey revocation

Meik Michalke via Gnupg-users <[email protected]> Mon, 01 Jun 2026 11:30:00 +0200
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From: Meik Michalke <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Unable to issue subkey revocation
Date: Mon, 01 Jun 2026 11:30:00 +0200
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Am Montag, 1. Juni 2026, 08:46:46 CEST schrieb Chris DeYoung:
> It doesn't need to. The subkey is automatically invalid because the
> primary key associated with it is invalid (revoked).

yes, first revoking a primary key and then asking to use it once more to 
revoke one of its subkeys sound a bit like burning down the house and then 
wanting to lock your flat door.

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