diff --git a/fun.go b/fun.go
index 72f8d42..d49ea46 100644
--- a/fun.go
+++ b/fun.go
@@ -328,6 +328,21 @@ func thoudostbitethythumb(userid int64, who string) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
-func keymatch(keyname string, actor string) bool {
-	return strings.HasPrefix(keyname, actor)
+func keymatch(keyname string, actor string, userid int64) bool {
+	hash := strings.IndexByte(keyname, '#')
+	if hash == -1 {
+		hash = len(keyname)
+	}
+	owner := keyname[0:hash]
+	if owner == actor {
+		return true
+	}
+	row := stmtHasHonker.QueryRow(owner, userid)
+	var id int64
+	err := row.Scan(&id)
+	if err == nil {
+		log.Printf("allowing resigned content by %s", keyname)
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
 }
diff --git a/honk.go b/honk.go
index 0253bd1..49078e2 100644
--- a/honk.go
+++ b/honk.go
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ func inbox(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 	who, _ := jsongetstring(j, "actor")
-	if !keymatch(keyname, who) {
+	if !keymatch(keyname, who, user.ID) {
 		log.Printf("keyname actor mismatch: %s <> %s", keyname, who)
 		return
 	}
@@ -1158,7 +1158,7 @@ var stmtHonksForUser, stmtHonksForMe, stmtDeleteHonk, stmtSaveDub *sql.Stmt
 var stmtHonksByHonker, stmtSaveHonk, stmtFileData, stmtWhatAbout *sql.Stmt
 var stmtFindXonk, stmtSaveDonk, stmtFindFile, stmtSaveFile *sql.Stmt
 var stmtAddDoover, stmtGetDoovers, stmtLoadDoover, stmtZapDoover *sql.Stmt
-var stmtThumbBiter, stmtZonkIt *sql.Stmt
+var stmtHasHonker, stmtThumbBiter, stmtZonkIt *sql.Stmt
 
 func preparetodie(db *sql.DB, s string) *sql.Stmt {
 	stmt, err := db.Prepare(s)
@@ -1172,6 +1172,7 @@ func prepareStatements(db *sql.DB) {
 	stmtHonkers = preparetodie(db, "select honkerid, userid, name, xid, flavor, combos from honkers where userid = ? and flavor = 'sub' or flavor = 'peep'")
 	stmtSaveHonker = preparetodie(db, "insert into honkers (userid, name, xid, flavor, combos) values (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)")
 	stmtUpdateHonker = preparetodie(db, "update honkers set combos = ? where honkerid = ? and userid = ?")
+	stmtHasHonker = preparetodie(db, "select honkerid from honkers where xid = ? and userid = ?")
 	stmtDubbers = preparetodie(db, "select honkerid, userid, name, xid, flavor from honkers where userid = ? and flavor = 'dub'")
 	stmtOneXonk = preparetodie(db, "select honkid, honks.userid, users.username, what, honker, xid, rid, dt, url, audience, noise, convoy from honks join users on honks.userid = users.userid where xid = ?")
 	stmtHonks = preparetodie(db, "select honkid, honks.userid, users.username, what, honker, xid, rid, dt, url, audience, noise, convoy from honks join users on honks.userid = users.userid where honker = '' order by honkid desc limit 50")