Re: epg and expired recipient keys

[Werner Koch <wk@gnupg.org>]

On Fri, 23 Feb 2007 14:02, mxp@dynalabs.de said:

> GnuPG automatically selects the right key to use, and avoids the
> expired ones.
>
> If this is a bug in epg, I'd think that someone must have run into it
> before--or could this be a local problem?

I had the same problem and discussed this with Ueno.  The reason is
that epg uses --list-keys to get a list of macthing recinpients and
picks the first one.  This is obviously not correct, as it should skip
all revoked and expired keys.  

However, as this is a general problem I am thinking about adding a new
list mode which selects a useful key the same way gpg does when called
directly with -r.  I have not come to a conclusion as there are valid
reasons for MUAs to do their own selection.  For example a MUA might
keep a list of former contacts and use a fingerpritn directly to
select a key.


Salam-Shalom,

   Werner