[Sks-devel] Re: How to delete single keys from the SKS keyserver

[Kristian Fiskerstrand]

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David Young wrote, On 06/04/2008 04:01 PM:
> This brings up a good point.  How does one permanently drop a key across
> all SKS servers?  

Long story short, you don't.

Such a feature would actually reduce the security of the overall
network, as you'd be able to delete e.g. revoked keys and replace them
with old copies of a compromised key.

People wanting such as scheme should use the PGP Global Directory, and
the GD only.

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