How do i generate a gpg key?
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It is a tool to provide digital encryption and signing services using the OpenPGP standard.
Generate a gpg key.
$ gpg --gen-key Please select what kind of key you want: (1) RSA and RSA (default) (2) DSA and Elgamal (3) DSA (sign only) (4) RSA (sign only) Your selection? 1 RSA keys may be between 1024 and 4096 bits long. What keysize do you want? (2048) 4096 Requested keysize is 4096 bits Please specify how long the key should be valid. 0 = key does not expire <n> = key expires in n days <n>w = key expires in n weeks <n>m = key expires in n months <n>y = key expires in n years Key is valid for? (0) 0 Key does not expire at all Is this correct? (y/N) y GnuPG needs to construct a user ID to identify your key. Real name: MajorTom Email address: [email protected] Comment: Planet Earth Is Blue You selected this USER-ID: "MajorTom (Planet Earth Is Blue) <[email protected]>" Change (N)ame, (C)omment, (E)mail or (O)kay/(Q)uit? O You need a Passphrase to protect your secret key. We need to generate a lot of random bytes. It is a good idea to perform some other action (type on the keyboard, move the mouse, utilize the disks) during the prime generation; this gives the random number generator a better chance to gain enough entropy. We need to generate a lot of random bytes. It is a good idea to perform some other action (type on the keyboard, move the mouse, utilize the disks) during the prime generation; this gives the random number generator a better chance to gain enough entropy. gpg: key 7D5C7855 marked as ultimately trusted public and secret key created and signed. gpg: checking the trustdb gpg: 3 marginal(s) needed, 1 complete(s) needed, PGP trust model gpg: depth: 0 valid: 3 signed: 0 trust: 0-, 0q, 0n, 0m, 0f, 3u gpg: next trustdb check due at 2020-01-05 pub 4096R/7D5C7855 2019-02-24 Key fingerprint = B433 A71C A763 B2F4 E2C8 62F6 22E9 7B42 7D5C 7855 uid MajorTom (Planet Earth Is Blue) <[email protected]> sub 4096R/FC254C73 2019-02-24
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