Re: Backup all GPG secret keys
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Hi,
On 05.01.2013 03:31, Tim D wrote:
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> How do I backup all GPG keys? By all I mean the master keys and
> subkeys. Just by backing up the .gnupg directory? I am looking to
> reinstall Debian so need to restore the keys when done.
You can do it like you said, by backing up the .gnupg directory
(remove file called random_seed there) or running
gpg --export -a > pubring.asc # exports public key ring
gpg --export-secret-keys > secring.asc # exports secret keyring
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Mika Suomalainen
http://mkaysi.github.com/
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Comment: Homepage: http://mkaysi.github.com/
Comment: Public key: http://mkaysi.github.com/PGP/0x82A46728.txt
Comment: gpg --fetch-keys http://mkaysi.github.com/PGP/0x82A46728.txt
Comment: Fingerprint = 24BC 1573 B8EE D666 D10A AA65 4DB5 3CFE 82A4 6728
Comment: How/Why I send emails like I do http://git.io/tkIyFQ
Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/
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