GPG Key Marked: Managing a Revoked Personal Key

Managing Revoked Personal GPG Key

GPG (GNU Privacy Guard) is a free and open-source implementation of the OpenPGP standard, used for data encryption and digital signatures. Personal GPG keys are used to secure communication and authenticate the identity of the sender. In this article, we will discuss how to manage a revoked personal GPG key.

Listing Keys with One Key Revoked

To list all the keys in your keyring, along with the revoked personal key, you can use the following command:

This command will list all the public keys in your keyring, including the revoked personal key, which will be marked as "(PersonalKey)".

Revoking a Personal GPG Key

To revoke a personal GPG key, you will need to create a revocation certificate. This certificate will allow others to verify that the key has been revoked and is no longer valid. To create a revocation certificate, use the following command:

Replace [key-id] with the key ID of the personal key you want to revoke. This will generate a revocation certificate, which you should save in a secure location. Once you have saved the revocation certificate, you can revoke the key by importing the certificate into your keyring:

This will revoke the personal key and mark it as invalid in your keyring.

Distributing the Revoked Key

Once you have revoked the personal key, you will need to distribute the revoked key to others. This will allow them to verify that the key has been revoked and is no longer valid. To distribute the revoked key, you can export the key to a file:

Replace [key-id] with the key ID of the revoked key. This will export the revoked key to a file named "revoked-key.asc". You can then distribute this file to others, who can import it into their keyring to verify that the key has been revoked.

• GPG is a free and open-source implementation of the OpenPGP standard, used for data encryption and digital signatures.
• Personal GPG keys are used to secure communication and authenticate the identity of the sender.
• To list all the keys in your keyring, along with the revoked personal key, use the command: gpg --list-keys --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com
• To revoke a personal GPG key, create a revocation certificate using the command: gpg --output revoke.asc --gen-revoke [key-id]
• Once you have revoked the personal key, distribute the revoked key to others by exporting the key to a file: gpg --output revoked-key.asc --export [key-id]

References

• GNU Privacy Guard
• GPG Key Management
• Revoking Keys

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