+# delete a certifiers key from the host keyring
+remove_certifier() {
+ local keyID
+ local fingerprint
+
+ keyID="$1"
+ if [ -z "$keyID" ] ; then
+ failure "You must specify the key ID of a key to remove."
+ fi
+
+ # delete the requested key (with prompting)
+ gpg_host --delete-key "$keyID"
+
+ # update the trustdb for the authentication keyring
+ gpg_authentication "--check-trustdb"
+}
+
+# list the host certifiers
+list_certifiers() {
+ gpg_host --list-keys
+}
+
+# issue command to gpg-authentication keyring
+gpg_authentication_cmd() {
+ gpg_authentication "$@"
+}
+