The GPG recovery key available at https://kmymoney.org/recovery.html is expiring soon (2023-01-07) and KMyMoney warns about this when starting up (if your save file uses the recovery key, obviously).

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$ gpg2 --show-keys --with-fingerprint kmymoneydev.asc
pub   dsa1024 2005-01-03 [SC] [expires: 2023-01-07]
      2E1B 19BB DE4A 9AD3 B51B  C418 59B0 F826 D2B0 8440
uid                      KMyMoney emergency data recovery <kmymoney-recover@users.sourceforge.net>
uid                      KMyMoney emergency data recovery <recover@kmymoney.org>
sub   elg2048 2005-01-03 [E] [expires: 2023-01-07]


Can the key be updated?

It can be updated, I wonder though how many users really make use of the GPG-recover feature. We had two instances in the last 10 years where people ruined their data by loosing their private key and asked for help. In both instances, they did not make use of the recover key which made their data unreachable.

Well, I use it

Perhaps the set of people who actually use the recovery key are also the people more likely to not be in a situation to need to use it.

Hopefully others who see the same warning message when starting KMyMoney will be motivated to chime in with a "me too" in this thread. Come on guys, you can do it! I created a KDE forum account just to post this message!

I have noticed the warning as well. 18 days remaining, as of today.

We're getting there. I just have find some time

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thb@nb /home/thb $ gpg --list-keys kmymoney-recover
pub   dsa1024 2005-01-03 [SC] [expires: 2024-01-07]
      2E1B19BBDE4A9AD3B51BC41859B0F826D2B08440
uid           [ultimate] KMyMoney emergency data recovery <kmymoney-recover@users.sourceforge.net>
uid           [ultimate] KMyMoney emergency data recovery <recover@kmymoney.org>
sub   elg2048 2005-01-03 [E] [expires: 2024-01-07]



The key validity has been extended by another year. Since the used algorithm is not secure anymore, we have to switch to a new key in the future. The next release will take care of that. The key itself is available on the keyserver network under the key id 0xd2b08440.

Thanks! I updated the key and KMyMoney no longer warns about the expiring key.