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trampster
Asked: 2011-05-29 02:23:18 +0800 CST

How do i back up my PGP key [duplicate]

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How to share one pgp-key on multiple machines?

I am about to upgrade my computer to 11.04. But before I do I want to backup my PGP key that I use for signing my ubuntu .deb packages. So that if something goes wrong in the upgrade I don't lose it.

How to I go about backing up my pgp key?

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    From Ubuntu's GPG Howto:

    Backing up your public key

    1. List your public keys:

      gpg --list-keys

    2. Look for the line that starts something like "pub 1024D/". The part after the 1024D is the key-id. To export the key:

      gpg -ao _something_-public.key --export key-id

    Backing up your private key

    1. List your private keys:

      gpg --list-secret-keys

    2. Look for the line that starts something like "sec 1024D/". The part after the 1024D is the key-id. To export the private key:

      gpg -ao _something_-private.key --export-secret-keys key-id

    How to restore is also listed there.

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