On Thu, Jul 28, 2005 at 02:31:44PM +0100, Adam Funk wrote: > What's the best way to back up my GnuPG keyrings -- just a tar.gz of the > ~/.gnupg directory? > > Or is there any advantage to producing additional files with the > "--export" and "--export-secret-keys" commands? > > (I know that the backups then need to be stored securely.)
One advantage to using --export-secret-keys and --armor is that you can print the secret key out and in a worst-case scenario, type it back in again. Not a replacement for regular backups of course, but unlike CDR and floppies, ink on paper in the dark can last longer than you and I will. David _______________________________________________ Gnupg-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users
