Re: [Monotone-devel] Re: Key identities...

[Stephen Leake]

William Uther <address@hidden> writes:

> If you're going to have the key show up as "address@hidden<1>" and
> "address@hidden <2>" when there are multiple keys, why not just make
> the user "genkey address@hidden <2>" when they generate the new key?

Works for me, as long as monotone is consistent about giving errors
when users attempt to create a key with the same name as an existing key.

> The problems we had with the current system were people trying to get
> back their old key.  I think we need to be more explicit that this
> *isn't possible*.  And I think we need to be more pro-active about
> stopping people that try, and directing them to make a new key with a
> new name. :)

Exactly.

> We could make 'keygen' take another, integer, argument, and
> automatically attach it to the end of each key_id.  If not supplied,
> it would default to '1'.  Is that worthwhile?

I don't think so.

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-- Stephe