Re[2]: Unable to issue subkey revocation

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From: Meik Michalke via Gnupg-users 
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To: [email protected] 
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Date: Jun 1, 2026 09:33:17
Subject: Re: Unable to issue subkey revocation

> 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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No, it is more like burning down the useless signatures, office maybe, 
and leaving a perfectly fine valuable encryption engine that may be 
linked to buildbots in gentoo infrastructure out for the scrappers.