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Prof. Parthasarathy S [drpartha at gmail.com]
Is there a neat way to export and save my GPG/PGP secret key (private key) on a USB stick ?
I have to do this, since I am often changing my machines (most of which are given on loan by my employers). The secret key goes away with the machine, and I am obliged to generate a new key pair each time. I did a Google search and did not succeed.
I know I can save/export my public key, but GPG/PGP refuse to let me use a copy of my secret key.
Any hint, or pointers would be gratefully appreciated.
Many thanks,
partha
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Jimmy O'Regan [joregan at gmail.com]
On 22 September 2010 06:08, Prof. Parthasarathy S <drpartha at gmail.com> wrote:
> Is there a neat way to export and save my GPG/PGP secret key (private > key) on a USB stick ? >
gpg --export-secret-keys > secret-file
would be my guess 
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René Pfeiffer [lynx at luchs.at]
On Sep 22, 2010 at 1219 +0100, Jimmy O'Regan appeared and said:
> On 22 September 2010 06:08, Prof. Parthasarathy S <drpartha at gmail.com> wrote: > > Is there a neat way to export and save my GPG/PGP secret key (private > > key) on a USB stick ? > > > > gpg --export-secret-keys > secret-file > > would be my guess
Correct. Don't forget to do this and backup your key in a safe place. There's no way to revoke your key if your secret key is lost.
Cheers, Ren?.
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