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Remember where this is because you’ll want to turn it back
on after we create the revocation certificate.
Revoke the Key
Now it’s time to actually generate the revocation certificate.
Before proceeding, be absolutely certain that you have backed
up your key, including the private key, as discussed in “PGP
Key Backups” on page 45. Generating the revocation certifi-
cate will make the keypair you have installed unusable, and
you will need to restore the usable keypair from backup! If
you’re in any doubt whatsoever, back up your key again, with
the private key.
To generate your revocation certificate:
1. Right-click your key in the PGP Desktop ...