Em 16/02/2017 17:24, Ludwig Hügelschäfer escreveu: > Hi Anders, > > On 16.02.17 18:36, Anders Bateva wrote: >> Hello I used /"gpg2 --full-gen-key/", and a key pair was generated in >> less than 10 minutes. > That's quite long and an indication of missing entropy. > >> But, after generating, I used "/gpg2 -k/" and >> discovered there are 5 keys for my e-mail address on my computer. >> Appears some of the earlier tentatives of creating the key pair really >> created a key pair. Those are set to expire on 2021 or 2022. The one I >> created right now is set to expire on 2018. > Having an expiry date is not a bad idea. I once was glad that an > unusable, but uploaded key had an expiry date set. If it is near, then > you can easily extend the expiry period. Enigmail will tell you when the > expiry is near. You then can decide what to do. > >> Now, what should I do, in order to start using the key pair on my >> Thunderbird client, "/gpg2 --send-keys/"? >> And how to "cancel" the previous key pairs, "/--delete-keys/", >> "/--gen-revoke/"? > As Doug said: If they were never used and are not uploaded or sent > anywhere, just delete them. > > The next thing to do is to tell Enigmail to use the last generated key. > You should open the settings of the account you want to use with > encryption. Then select "OpenPGP security". The checkbox "Enable OpenPGP > support" should be selected. Already selected. > Next, use the "Use specific OpenPGP key ID" should be selected. Click on > the "Select key..." button. A key listing should open. Select the key > you want to use. Blank. > If you have further questions, please ask! > > Ludwig > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > enigmail-users mailing list > enigmail-users@enigmail.net > To unsubscribe or make changes to your subscription click here: > https://admin.hostpoint.ch/mailman/listinfo/enigmail-users_enigmail.net
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