tag:gpgtools.tenderapp.com,2011-11-04:/discussions/beta/1839-gpgservices-how-to-retired-an-obsolete-keyGPGTools: Discussion 2017-08-18T10:10:10Ztag:gpgtools.tenderapp.com,2011-11-04:Comment/427176412017-06-07T17:36:31Z2017-06-07T17:36:31ZGPG Keychain: How to retired an obsolete key ?<div><p>Hi James,</p>
<p>welcome to the GPGTools support platform. Sorry you are having problems using GPG Suite.</p>
<p>This <a href="https://gpgtools.tenderapp.com/kb/faq-gpg-keychain-access/how-to-revoke-a-key-or-can-i-delete-a-key-from-the-key-servers">KB-article</a> explains how to revoke a key.</p>
<p>Let me know if that answers your question.</p>
<p>All the best,<br>
steve</p></div>Stevetag:gpgtools.tenderapp.com,2011-11-04:Comment/427176412017-06-07T19:02:32Z2017-06-07T19:02:33ZGPG Keychain: How to retired an obsolete key ?<div><p>Hi Steve,</p>
<p>Thank you for the reply.</p>
<p>The revoke option is grayed out on the old certs. that I wanted to close/revoke.<br>
There does not appear to be a way/option to revoke them that I can see.</p>
<p>I checked my current cert. and I have control over that cert. with all of the options, but the old certs. are just there.<br>
I no longer have those e-mail accounts, so the keys do not serve any purpose anymore… and there are no messages that I am aware of that require those old certs.</p>
<p>Any advice on how to proceed would be appreciated.<br>
Thanks again for the help.</p>
<p>Jim Keebler</p>
<hr></div>James Keeblertag:gpgtools.tenderapp.com,2011-11-04:Comment/427176412017-06-07T19:26:24Z2017-06-07T19:26:24ZGPG Keychain: How to retired an obsolete key ?<div><p>James, in GPG Keychain for the key you are trying to revoke, what information is displayed in the "Type" column (the very first column)?</p>
<p>Do you have the correct password for the OpenPGP key you want to revoke?</p>
<p>Note the following paragraph from the KB:</p>
<p>"If your key was created with GPG Suite 2013 or older and you have not manually create a revocation certificate you might be out of luck: Without the password and the secret key it is not possible to now create a revocation certificate or revoke the key."</p>
<p>So you may be in a situation where revoking is not possible. But we should double check that.</p></div>Stevetag:gpgtools.tenderapp.com,2011-11-04:Comment/427176412017-06-07T19:30:39Z2017-06-07T19:30:40ZGPG Keychain: How to retired an obsolete key ?<div><p>Hi Steve,</p>
<p>Thank you for the followup, the certs. Pre-date 2013.</p>
<p>Jim Keebler</p>
<hr></div>James Keeblertag:gpgtools.tenderapp.com,2011-11-04:Comment/427176412017-06-07T19:31:06Z2017-06-07T19:31:06ZGPG Keychain: How to retired an obsolete key ?<div><p>What about the type column?</p></div>Stevetag:gpgtools.tenderapp.com,2011-11-04:Comment/427176412017-06-07T19:34:25Z2017-06-07T19:34:25ZGPG Keychain: How to retired an obsolete key ?<div><p>Type = pub</p>
<p>Jim Keebler</p>
<hr></div>James Keeblertag:gpgtools.tenderapp.com,2011-11-04:Comment/427176412017-06-07T19:39:49Z2017-06-07T19:39:49ZGPG Keychain: How to retired an obsolete key ?<div><p>Ok, in that case revoking will not be possible. You do not have a revocation certificate (unless you recall you manually had created one and stored that in a secure location).</p>
<p>So it's best to use the new key and let anybody using older public keys of yours which the correct public key of yours is.</p></div>Stevetag:gpgtools.tenderapp.com,2011-11-04:Comment/427176412017-08-18T10:10:09Z2017-08-18T10:10:09ZGPG Keychain: How to retired an obsolete key ?<div><p>Closing, since no further user feedback was received. Should your problem persist, feel free to re-open this discussion any time.</p>
<p>All the best, steve</p></div>Steve