8 Trust Values

Trust values are used to indicate ownertrust and validity of keys and user IDs. They are displayed with letters or strings:

-

unknown

No ownertrust assigned / not yet calculated.

e

expired

Trust calculation has failed; probably due to an expired key.

q

undefined, undef

Not enough information for calculation.

n

never

Never trust this key.

m

marginal

Marginally trusted.

f

full

Fully trusted.

u

ultimate

Ultimately trusted.

r

revoked

For validity only: the key or the user ID has been revoked.

?

err

The program encountered an unknown trust value.