When your key has been imported you should see it listed on the main page. On your new machine, click on “Import” in GPG Keychain and select the. Then add your key to an encrypted zip file (see below for how to do this) and store it somewhere else, for example your Google Drive. Name (keyID) – Public.asc or Name (keyID) – Secret.asc This will download your key in the following format: To backup your key, select the key you want to backup in GPG Keychain and then click on “Export”. Backup a GPG key Backup and transfer GPG key to another computer (using the GUI) You will be prompted to enter your passphrase upon running this command then if you have entered your passphrase correctly you will see “The correct passphrase was entered for this key”. Working out your key ID and fingerprintĮcho '1234' | gpg -o /dev/null -local-user YOUR_FINGERPRINT_WITHOUT_SPACES -as - & echo 'The correct passphrase was entered for this key' Laptop, maybe a USB stick in your locker). With gpg -gen-revoke and store it in a safe place ( not on your Should be fine, although you should choose a 4096-bit key. Creating a GPG key (using the command line)Ĭreate a gpg key with gpg -gen-key using yourĭ email address. On the main page which lists all of your keys you can double click your key to get the required details (fingerprint and id). You can check your key has been uploaded using the Lookup Key button in the GUI. The creation process will give you the option to upload to a public server. For Length, you should have at least 4096. You can do this by going to preferences and setting your keyserver. GPGtools comes with a GUI which can perform most of the operations you need.īefore creating your key, make sure that your keyserver (the public server where your key is stored) is set to hkps:/// (the default). If you don’t have a YubiKey Creating a GPG key (using the GUI) At the gpg/card> prompt, enter fetch, then verify.

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