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Users may find themselves needing to revoke their entire OpenPGP certificate, rendering it unusable. This could be for various reasons, such as migrating to a new certificate or in response to a compromise of the certificate's secret key material. Users may find themselves needing to revoke their entire OpenPGP certificate, rendering it unusable. This could be for various reasons, such as migrating to a new certificate or in response to a compromise of the certificate's secret key material.
While a soft-revoked certificate can be re-validated at a later time with a new certification, a hard revocation is typically permanent. While a soft-revoked certificate can be re-validated at a later time with a new certification, a hard revocation is permanent.
The recommended way to revoke a certificate is by issuing a *KeyRevocation* signature (type `0x20`). Its structure is similar to that of a *CertificationRevocation* signature. The recommended way to revoke a certificate is by issuing a *KeyRevocation* signature (type `0x20`). Its structure is similar to that of a *CertificationRevocation* signature.