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- A valid revocation certificate for the key or access to the private key
- A valid revocation certificate for the key or access to the private key in the case that the key itself will be revoked
## Workflow
## Workflow
1. Announce resignation and/or revocation on the respective mailing list ([arch-dev-public@lists.archlinux.org](mailto:arch-dev-public@lists.archlinux.org) for developers, [aur-general@lists.archlinux.org](/archlinux/archlinux-keyring/-/wikis/aur-general@lists.archlinux.org) for trusted users) in an email signed with the packager signing key.
You may retire (main key signatures are revoked) or revoke (you revoke your key and it can not be used for any further actions) your key.
If you intend to retire from packaging altogether, announce this on the respective mailing list ([arch-dev-public@lists.archlinux.org](mailto:arch-dev-public@lists.archlinux.org) for developers, [aur-general@lists.archlinux.org](/archlinux/archlinux-keyring/-/wikis/aur-general@lists.archlinux.org) for trusted users) in an email signed with the packager signing key.
### Key Retirement
[Open an issue](https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/archlinux-keyring/-/issues/new) using the "Remove Packager Key" template.
### Key Revocation
1. Revoke key locally
1. Revoke key locally
-*Optional*: Create a revocation certificate if none exists already (requires full access to the private key)
-*Optional*: Create a revocation certificate if none exists already (requires full access to the private key)
-`gpg --output revoke.asc --gen-revoke <key ID>`
-`gpg --output revoke.asc --gen-revoke <key ID>`
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1. Publish updated public key via WKD
1. Publish updated public key via WKD
- Trigger a new deployment of the public keys via [WKD](https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/wkd/)
- Trigger a new deployment of the public keys via [WKD](https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/wkd/)
1. Revoke the public key on the keyserver infrastructure
1. Revoke the public key on the keyserver infrastructure