On Tuesday 24 October 2006 18:35, Jose Simoes wrote:
> Thanks for the answers about sub-keys
>
> Questions I would like to find in a sub-keys FAQ. I miss the
> answers 
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>
Have you seen Adrian von Bidder's subkeys tutorial at
<http://fortytwo.ch/gpg/subkeys>? It may or may not be of some help...
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> (c) Can sub-keys share the same password / phrase with the main key
> and other sub-keys ?
>
Unless you go to great lengths to do otherwise, subkeys will have the same
passphrase as the primary key they are attached to. If you really really
really want to do this (it's difficult and complicated) someone can provide
you with the URL of a site that explains it.
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> (h) Can I create a revocation certificate for a sub-key if I lost
> the sub-key (but still have everything about the main key).
>;
Yes. Recovation certificates invalidate any self-signatures attached to a key;
for both primary keys and subkeys, they are made by the secret part of the
primary key. So a recovation certificate can be generated and applied to a
subkey even if you don't have the secret part of the subkey anymore; what you
*do* need are the secret part of the primary key and the public part of the
subkey.
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Alphax
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