Re: [Duplicity-talk] GPG key creation commands for duplicity !

[Chris Poole]

2011/11/3 pradyumna dash <address@hidden>:
> i dont need to put load in my servers to create this key.

It won't really create much load; if your server uses components from the last 6
or so years, it won't even notice.

> What i need is the command to export/import these keys from the desktop to
> the server.

You may be better asking on the gnupg mailing list, since that's what it
concerns really, but this is the general procedure:

    gpg --gen-key

Just accept the default options unless you know what you're doing. They'll be
fine. The default place to store these are in your public and secret keychains,
`pubring.gpg` and `secring.gpg` in `~/.gnupg`. I'd just copy these onto your
server. Onbiously, you want to make sure you use a strong passphrase for your
secret key.

`gpg` also has a `--export-secret-keys` command, but as you can read in its
manual, it's not normally a good idea.


Cheers


Chris Poole
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