-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Bonez spewed electrons into the ether that resembled: > Doug: > > How does this work? I am using GPG on my system, and have a key. What I am > wondering is how do you manage keys from others. For example, let's say > that you and I were exchanging email frequently, and we wanted to exchange > mail that needed encryption, validation, etc. Do you have a specific > directory you keep all PGP keys in, and then reference that directory when > decrypting a message from someone whose key you have?
gpg creates a hidden directory in your $HOME. in this directory is your keyring. whenever you retrieve a key using 'gpg --recv-key' or import a saved key from 'gpg --import-key' , it's added to you rkeychain. your mail client should be able to be configured to automatically check your keychain and validate keys. I use kmail, which does this very well - -- Douglas J Hunley (doug at linux-sxs.org) - Linux User #174778 Admin: Linux StepByStep - http://www.linux-sxs.org and http://jobs.linux-sxs.org #if 0 2.2.16 /usr/src/linux/fs/buffer.c -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE+IsnS2MO5UukaubkRAlOJAJwL/LiC2MARS0ptQPORZSVzmuuhpwCfToqm PvhZR6MVf9WSxAlQc+6N3dE= =DHe4 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
