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xmlns:its="http://www.w3.org/2005/11/its"
type="topic" style="task"
id="pgp-expiration-change">
<info>
<link type="guide" xref="index#pgp-keys"/>
<revision pkgversion="3.9" version="0.1" date="2013-07-22" status="review"/>
<include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
<credit type="author copyright">
<name>Aruna Sankaranarayanan</name>
<email its:translate="no">aruna.evam@gmail.com</email>
<years>2013</years>
</credit>
<desc>Advance or postpone the expiration date of your keys.</desc>
</info>
<title>Change the expiration date of your keys</title>
<p>If your PGP key has expired but you wish to continue its use, you can
change its expiry date. You can also change the expiration settings to have a
key expire on an earlier date.</p>
<steps>
<title>To change the expiration date of a PGP key:</title>
<item>
<p>Select the PGP key from the list.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Right click on the selected key and select <gui>Properties</gui>.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>In the new dialog, select the <gui>Details</gui> tab.</p>
</item>
<item>
<list>
<item>
<p>To change the expiration date of the master key, press the small
button with the picture of a calendar next to <gui>Expires</gui>, on
the right side of the dialog. You can then select the new expiration
date from the calendar.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>To change the expiration date of a
<link xref="pgp-subkeys">subkey</link>, expand the <gui>Subkeys</gui>
panel and select the subkey from the list. Press the
<gui style="button">Expire</gui> button on the left of the panel and
select the new expiration date.</p>
</item>
</list>
</item>
</steps>
<note style="important">
<p>If you are changing the expiration date of a key that has been
published, you must <link xref="pgp-sync">synchronize</link> the key with
the key server after making the desired changes.</p>
</note>
</page>
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