[kde-doc-english] Fwd: Re: Re: Revocation Certificates??

[Anne Wilson]

On Wednesday 14 Sep 2011 Rolf Eike Beer wrote:
> Am Mittwoch, 14. September 2011, 17:46:31 schrieb Burkhard Lück:
> > Am Mittwoch, 14. September 2011, 17:20:57 schrieb Anne Wilson:
> > > On Sunday 11 Sep 2011 Burkhard Lück wrote:
> > > > Am Sonntag, 11. September 2011, 16:30:15 schrieb Anne Wilson:
> > > > > Eike, Burkhard - I would like to add this to UserBase, linked
> > > > > from
> > > > > http://userbase.kde.org/KGpg and from
> > > > > http://userbase.kde.org/KMail/gpg - is this OK?
> > > > 
> > > > Sure.
> > > > 
> > > > And from my pov there is no need to ask in such a case, because this
> > > > is
> > > > already in the kgpg docbook and because every text send to this list
> > > > for inclusion in the doc system will be GFDL 1.2.
> > > > 
> > > > Sharing as much information as possible is good to serve the
> > > > different
> > > > preferences (online/offline etc) of our users.
> > > 
> > > Thanks.  I've written that up, using most of it verbatim from this
> > > thread, but adding a little more detail about the other facilities on
> > > the Key Properties dialog.
> > 
> > Let's ask Eike about that, cc'ing him.
> > 
> > > One thing that does puzzle me, though, is the "Disable
> > > Key" checkbox. Since this is clearly not intended to be revocation,
> > > what exactly is the intention?  I've never dared try it, in case I
> > > couldn't revert :-)
> 
> Revocation is:
> -about private keys only
> -can be exported (i.e. can be made world visible)
> -can not be reverted
> 
> Disabling key is:
> -about any key (even foreign ones)
> -can not be exported (i.e. affects only your local keyring)
> -can be reverted
> 
That sounds almost the reverse of local-sign - right?  In what circumstances 
would you use it?

It's funny, I've been using KGpg for many years, and no-one has asked me this 
question - but if I don't ask you now, I'm sure to be asked soon :-)

Anne
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