How do I get my GPG public key?

The gpg command line utility:

1. Generate a new keypair: gpg –full-generate-key.
2. Export the keypair to a file (use the same email address that you used for generating the key pair): gpg –export -a “[email protected]” > public.key.
3. Download the GoodData public PGP key.
4. Import the GoodData public key to your keystore:

How do I find my GPG private key?

To check if you have existing GPG keys:

1. In a terminal, use this command to list GPG keys you have access to: gpg –list-secret-keys –keyid-format LONG.
2. Check the output to see if you have a GPG key pair.
3. If there are no GPG key pairs, you’ll need to generate a new GPG key.

How do I transfer a GPG key from one computer to another?

Backup single key

1. select key to backup.
2. click ‘Export’ icon in the toolbar or press ⌘E.
3. to include the secret key, enable “Include secret key in exported file” option (only necessary to transfer your key to another computer or create a backup in a secure location.
4. click ‘Save’

How do I transfer PGP keys?

Drag and Drop Method

1. Open Encryption Desktop.
2. Click PGP Keys so that the list of keys is displayed on the right pane.
3. Drag the file containing the public key (e.g. keyname. asc) onto the PGP Keys window, enter the passphrase protecting the key (if applicable).
4. Click Open, and then click Import. The key will be imported.

How do I export a GPG key?

Here is how:

1. Identify your private key: Copy. gpg –list-secret-keys [email protected].
2. Run this command to export your key: Copy. gpg –export-secret-keys YOUR_ID_HERE > private.key.
3. Copy the key file to the other machine using a secure transport ( scp is your friend).
4. To import, run. Copy. gpg –import private.key.

How do I export a public key?

16.4 Exporting a Private/Public Key Pair

1. Click Security > Certificates.
2. On the Certificates page, click the certificate.
3. On the Certificate Details page, click Export Private/Public Keypair.
4. Select a format for the key:
5. Specify the password in the Encryption/decryption password field, then click OK.
6. Click OK.

How do I export my GPG key?

How do I unzip a GPG file?

Just stop at that point.

1. Open a Finder Window and find the provided . tar. gpg.
2. Double click on it to unzip it. A . tar.
3. Double click on the . tar. gpg file and you should be prompted for a password.
4. Double click on the . tar file and a directory should be generated.
5. Double click on the directory to show the files.

How do I backup my GPG key?

The following steps will show you how to backup and restore a PGP key using GnuPG, version 2.2. 20 to be exact….Backup

1. First, determine which key to backup.
2. Export the private GPG key.
3. Enter the private key’s passphrase in the [Export Passphrase Prompt] to export the key.
4. Now place this backup somewhere safe.

How do I export a gpg key?

How do I backup gpg keys?

Where is GPG public key stored?

All GPG keys are stored in the “keyring”, which is at ~/. gnupg or %AppData%/gnupg . Running gpg –version will show the path being used.

How to import GPG key?

Please select what kind of key you want: (1) RSA and RSA (default)

How to create GPG keypairs?

The –quick-generate-key option requires you to specify the USER-ID field on the command line and optionally an algorithm,usage,and expire date.

How to backup and restore your GPG key?

close Mail.app and GPG Keychain.app