[OPSEC/Computer] editting gpg key

is there any danger in revoking my current email address / user name in my gpg key, and then adding a new email and user name?

i guess i'm wondering if a vendor, who've i've ordered from previously, notice the change, and become alarmed?

or would it be best to just generate a new key with a new user name and email?


Comments


[3 Points] PerpetualPlusFour:

Any vendors are welcome to chime in if I'm wrong, but I don't think vendors keep track of customer PGP keys, or give a shit if they change. Why should they? It makes no difference to them whether you're the same person who placed order XYZ123 a few weeks ago or not.

It's pretty rare for a vendor to actually need to use a customer's PGP key for anything, anyway. Come to think of it, I'm not sure if I've ever had a vendor send my encrypted messages about an order.


[2 Points] surreality89:

Considering how many keys casual buyers probably have.... Compared to how many keys a vendor would have if they were all saved, that would be insane. It would take a lot to organize all that data, and don't see that being good for anything but actually being a huge liability to have at all. Unless it were a bulk vendor who wanted to limit clients.