-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 Robert T Wyatt wrote: > So what am I supposed to be doing? Assuming it can be done, how do I > export my secret key for use on other computers? Do I have to use a > memory stick or other portable device to make this work? Is it possible > (and prudent) to put it on a server somewhere in a secure fashion?
Open up a Terminal window (Terminal is in your Applications/Utilities folder) and type the following: gpg --armor --export-secret-key [your key ID] > priv.asc gpg --armor --export [your key ID] > pub.asc mkdir mykeys mv priv.asc pub.asc mykeys zip -r ~/Desktop/mykeys.zip mykeys rm -rf mykeys This will create a zipfile on your desktop called mykeys.zip. Copy that to your other machines and unzip it there. You'll find inside it the files "pub.asc" and "priv.asc". On your other Macs, copy it to your desktop and unzip it. Then open up another Terminal window there and type: gpg --import-secret-key ~/Desktop/mykeys/priv.asc gpg --import ~/Desktop/mykeys/pub.asc gpg --edit-key [your key ID] trust This last line will start up a GnuPG key edit menu. Type '5', then 'y', then type 'save'. Your key is now copied to your other Mac, and trusted on your other machine, too. WARNING: I'm giving you shell commands here. Do not _ever_ follow random shell commands you get from unknown people on the Internet. You can really screw up your computer that way. Wait for other people on the list to take a look at what I'm telling you to do, and wait for a consensus as to whether I'm giving you good advice or bad advice. And yes, there really are such losers on the Internet as who try to get people to do stupid things that will damage their own machine. That said, Terminal is an incredibly powerful and useful tool, and it's worth your time to learn it, if you haven't already. :) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iQEcBAEBCgAGBQJFGcQZAAoJELcA9IL+r4EJxE8H/2ygpx8XJuXL3AEE8wx0m6S5 diERU4O6jsmLpYOcx9Ar/lOiOZjALBZkVE4bDBAKxwx46AME+os+L7wGjhiPlpEK 7VCWcFWvgA5uFo3Fy3AITxYYEG5jX7uNz1ZXAQ3jPzLrkczVeA+cOBvvnA82Wequ Qp1094Ul0SQbV5jNcfAfTqGsKn5VBqApvxP3DbGhh5fc6feVa07qYYwRpnezINCC c/vkovUOcrCdEq9BhnHqqxs4S8UyIr3ixtsoHSr07TVPWTjuQPluVROdsKC2vWbF e+x3u1EG6u0w0NxzuKkAHcpLevq7zkjTLt74pD0iib5QLqwcC4E2AfaLj6juIW8= =ZMSs -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Gnupg-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users
