What is wrong with 0xC4739D2D?

[folkert]

> > There's this key, 0xC4739D2D, and it is not usable for encryption:
> > $ gpg --encrypt -r C4739D2D foobar.txt
> > gpg: c4739d2d: skipped: unusable public key
> > gpg: foobar.txt encryption failed: unusable public key
> > 
> > It can be used for signing I found.
> 
> There is nothing wrong with this key.  It is a single primary key with
> no subkeys attached.  the primary key is marked with usage flags to
> indicate that it should be used for data signing and identity certification.
> There are no encryption capabilities, presumably because the keyholder
> wants to indicate that no one should encrypt anything to it.

So the holder should add a sub-key? Or can the holder change the usage
flags?


Folkert van Heusden

-- 
MultiTail är ett flexibel redskap för att följa en eller flera logfiler, utföra
kommandon, filtrera, färglägga, sammanfoga, o.s.v...
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Phone: +31-6-41278122, PGP-key: 1F28D8AE, www.vanheusden.com