Re: [PLUG] Migrating GnuPG data

[Darxus@chaosreigns.com]

On 01/05, Bob Razler wrote:
> Is there a way to import your private key from a windows PC onto a
> Linux PC?  Clearly I can export it to a floppy or a network share
> (not very bright, but it's a secure home network).  Would that key be
> directly importable to the Linux PC?

I am almost certain you should be able to.  You may need to install
gpg-idea (debian package name.  If you try and fail, give us details of the
error messages.


On 01/05, Greg Sabino Mullane wrote:
> A better idea is to put your secret key on a floppy. Not only 

Floppies are considered the most unreliable media, right ?


On 01/05, Kuzman Ganchev wrote:
> or do you have a revocation certificate ready-made for that purpose?

It is my very strong opinion that the first thing you should do after
generating a new key pair is generate its revocation certificate.  Put it
where you have your secret key, and at least one place else.  Once people
have your public key, it can never be eliminated - someone will always have
it, and the keyring servers will not delete your key at your request.  So
if you loose your key (or its password), you should always have the
revocation certificate available to cryptographically prove that the key is
nolonger valid and should not be used.  When you create the revocation
certificate, it prints it to your screen, and you just save it in a file.
To use it, you just import it like you would any file that contained a key.


On 01/05, gabriel rosenkoetter wrote:
> (I'll be keeping my GPG private key along with an ssh private key
> on the CD, and keeping that with me all the time, so that I never
> need to pass my passphrases across a network.)

That's definately a cool idea.  I think I'd preer the business card CDRs
though - easier to carry (in your wallet).  And put a linux install on
there too for good measure :)

I just did a quick google search and found a 50 pack of business card CDRs
for $42.50 on the 1st hit.  They hold about 50mb.

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