How to 'un-sign' a key?

[Raimar Sandner]

On Thursday 07 May 2009 16:50:06 Joel C. Salomon wrote:
> Joel C. Salomon wrote:
> > I foolishly signed a key I had not verified well, and the signed version
> > is on a keyserver. How can I unsign it?
> >
> > I have tried the following (changing the key ID to 0xDEADBEEF):
>
> <snip>
>
> I tried the command again; not sure why I got a different result:
> > C:\Users\chesky>"c:\Program Files\GNU\GnuPG\gpg.exe" --edit-key
> > 0xDEADBEEF gpg (GnuPG) 1.4.9; Copyright (C) 2008 Free Software
> > Foundation, Inc. This is free software: you are free to change and
> > redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
> >
> >
> > pub  4096R/DEADBEEF  created: 2008-08-27  expires: 2010-08-27  usage:
> > SCEA trust: undefined     validity: full
> > [  full  ] (1). Mister Magoo <mister at magoo.not>
> >
> > Command> revsig
> > You have signed these user IDs on key DEADBEEF:
> >      Mister Magoo <mister at magoo.not>
> >    signed by your key 8C6CA66E on 2009-02-10
> >
> > user ID: "Mister Magoo <mister at magoo.not>"
> > signed by your key 8C6CA66E on 2009-02-10
> > Create a revocation certificate for this signature? (y/N) y
> > You are about to revoke these signatures:
> >      Mister Magoo <mister at magoo.not>
> >    signed by your key 8C6CA66E on 2009-02-10
> > Really create the revocation certificates? (y/N) y
> > Please select the reason for the revocation:
> >   0 = No reason specified
> >   4 = User ID is no longer valid
> >   Q = Cancel
> > Your decision? 0
> >
> > Enter an optional description; end it with an empty line:
> > > Key was insufficiently verified before signing.
> >
> > Reason for revocation: No reason specified
> > Key was insufficiently verified before signing.
> > Is this okay? (y/N) y
> >
> > You need a passphrase to unlock the secret key for
> > user: "Joel C. Salomon <joelcsalomon at gmail.com>"
> > 1024-bit DSA key, ID 8C6CA66E, created 2009-02-05
>
> <entered passphrase>
>
> > pub  4096R/DEADBEEF  created: 2008-08-27  expires: 2010-08-27  usage:
> > SCEA trust: undefined     validity: full
> > [  full  ] (1). Mister Magoo <mister at magoo.not>
> >
> > Command>
>
> Okay, now what do I do?
>
You type "save" to save your changes and upload the public key to a keyserver:

gpg --send-keys DEADBEEF

Raimar
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