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Kleopatra: Disable "Certify" for own secret key if it is the only one in the keyring
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Currently when you choose "Certify" on the only secret key in a keyring you get the dialog:

I think it would be best to disable the operation one step earlier and grey out the function if no other secret key is available.

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VSD 3.3.0, Gpg4win 5.0.0-beta145

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• ebo created this task.Apr 3 2025, 3:21 PM
• ebo triaged this task as Normal priority.Apr 7 2025, 9:31 AM
• ebo added a comment.Thu, Oct 9, 9:00 AM

I was asked to test this again with a newer version. With Gpg4win-5.0.0-beta369 not much has changed, you still can choose "Certify" on the only secret key and the certify window only allows "Cancel". Difference is only that now the "Certify with" line is empty:

• ikloecker renamed this task from Kleopatra: grey out "Certify" for own secret key if it is the only one in the keyring to Kleopatra: Disable "Certify" for own secret key if it is the only one in the keyring.Thu, Oct 9, 9:18 AM
• ebo lowered the priority of this task from Normal to Low.Thu, Oct 9, 9:34 AM