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PGP does allow you to revoke a key without the revoca-
tion certificate. This sounds like it eliminates the need for a
revocation certificate, but it works only for keys stored on the
PGP Global Directory. If you make your key available on any
keyserver other than the PGP Global Directory, or if there is a
possibility that someone else might make your key available on
some other keyserver,
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you must have a revocation certificate.
PGP allows you to have “designated revokers” who can
send a revocation certificate on your behalf, but this is use-
ful only in a corporate environment. I could choose to have a
family member as a designated ...