Re: gpg keys on multiple machines

[Doofus <doofus@bulldoghome.com>]

Magnus Therning wrote:

> On Tue, Mar 07, 2006 at 09:49:44PM +0000, Doofus wrote:
>  
>
> > Does anyone know if there's a preferred method for setting up the same
> > gpg profile (keys) on multiple machines?
> >
> > I'm surprised I haven't been able to find much on the web about this.
> > Surely there must be thousands of us sending/receiving email both at
> > home and at work, and probably for some folks umpteen other places as
> > well.
> >    
>
> I've stuck my GPG keys on a USB memory stick which I let
> gnome-volume-manager automount under /media. Then I use the following
> configuration options to make sure GPG uses the correct files:
>
> no-default-keyring
> keyring
> secret-keyring
> trustdb-name
>
> /M

I don't really bother with volume management but I think the principle 
here is inspired - carrying your keys around in your pocket (like keys, 
in fact). What could be safer? Even if you lost the stick somewhere it 
probably wouldn't matter.

Thanks.