Backing up and exporting a GNUPG key
Alexander Dalloz
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Fri Nov 12 19:36:38 UTC 2004
Am Fr, den 12.11.2004 schrieb Rodolfo J. Paiz um 20:18:
> I've recently created a key with GNUPG. However, I'm now backing up my
> system (FC3-T3) to do a fresh install of FC3, and I don't know how to do
> three things:
>
> 1. Export my key to a keyserver.
gpg --send-keys [key ID]
Maybe set a specific key server in ~/.gnupg/gpg.conf.
> 2. Back up my key so I can later reinstall it.
tar xvf gnupg.backup.tar ~/.gnupg
> 3. Restore my key on the new system.
Just deflate the tar archive you previously created.
Alexander
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