Malcom:Security
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Security
GNU GPG
A nice GUI tool for keys:
sudo apt-get install seahorse
Public Key
- public key id: 966B1F02
To get my public key:
gpg --recv-keys --keyserver wwwkeys.pgp.net 966B1F02
Private Export
- Export the private key:
gpg -a --export-secret-keys 966B1F02 | gpg -aco malcom-private.key.gpg
- Import the private key:
gpg --decrypt malcom-private.key.gpg | gpg --import
- Why even do this you ask?
So you can save it to a CD, and then delete the file after. Following the above commands will require your passphrase to re-import the private key, so it's pretty safe.
Signing keys
To sign someone else's key do the following:
gpg --sign-key 4C9DA1D0 gpg --send-key 4C9DA1D0
Trusting Keys
Now that both parties have signed their respective keys, you are now ready to trust a key:
gpg --edit-key 4C9DA1D0
At the prompt type in 'trust' and then answer the questions. At the end type in save.
Then send the key:
gpg --send-keys 4C9DA1D0
