Password reset

[Anthony E. Greene]

On Mon, 20 Aug 2001, Subba Rao wrote:
>>> Is there any way to reset the password on this key? I would like to
>>> avoid creating a new key.
>> 
>>In short, no.
>>
>>That is a feature.  Remember: if you can reset your password and
>>regain access to a key, so could the Bad Guys.
>>
>
>True and I did think about it. Again, countering good security, I wanted
>the flexability. Next time I will be more careful with my keys password.

The best thing to do is create the revoation cert when you create the
key. Then store backup copies of the key and the revocation sert in a safe
place.

I have never created unencrypted versions of my keys or written down my
passphrases anywhere.

Tony
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