On 03/20/10 21:35, David Shaw wrote:
>
> GnuPG supports an offline key setup where the primary key is kept offline and
> the subkeys are kept online (and yes, you can store an authentication subkey
> separate from the main key). This works very well for the common OpenPGP
> case where the primary key is the most important one (as it is used to
> certify new subkeys, among other things). If you lose/compromise/etc your
> online subkeys, just use the offline primary to revoke them and make new
> subkeys. The primary isn't kept with the subkeys, so it is much less likely
> to be lost/compromised along with them.
Ok, got it, thanks. :)
Doug
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