How to verify revocation?

[Kristian Fiskerstrand]

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On 02/19/2014 11:55 AM, Hauke Laging wrote:
> Am Di 18.02.2014, 23:19:33 schrieb Tadas Slotkus:
>> Hello,
>> 
>> I revoked my key and on the public key server it says: "*** KEY
>> REVOKED *** [not verified]" Why does it say that revocation is
>> not verified?
> 
> That probably refers to the point that the keyservers don't do
> crypto checks. It means: There is a packet which looks like a key
> revocation but it could be forged. If an OpenPGP application
> downloads the key from the server then it does a signature check.
> 

That is a correct interpretation, indeed.


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