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== Create a new key == | |||
<source lang="console"> | <source lang="console"> | ||
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== Useful commands == | |||
<source lang="console"> | <source lang="console"> | ||
$ | // list the keys in the public ring | ||
$ gpg --list-keys | |||
// generate a revocation certificate | |||
$ gpg --output revoke.asc --gen-revoke mykey | |||
// generate a binary file (public key) | |||
$ gpg --output mhankey.gpg --export mhan | |||
// generate in ASCII-armored format | |||
$ gpg --armor --export mhan | |||
// add a key to public key ring | |||
$ gpg --import didi.gpg | |||
// validate | |||
$ gpg --edit-key didi | |||
Command> fpr | |||
// after verifying fingerprint w/ owner | |||
Command> sign | |||
// check signature | |||
Command> check | |||
// encrypt [and compress] a document | |||
$ gpg --output filename.gpg --encrypt --recipient didi filename.doc | |||
// decrypt a file | |||
$ gpg --output filename.doc --decrypt filename.gpg | |||
// symmetric cipher to encrypt | |||
$ gpg --output filename.gpg --symmetric filename.doc | |||
// create a signature for a document | |||
$ gpg --output doc.sig --sign doc | |||
// verify & extract doc | |||
$ gpg --output doc --decrypt doc.sig | |||
// clearsign document | |||
$ gpg --clearsign doc | |||
// create a deteached signature for a doc | |||
$ gpg --output doc.sig --detach-sig doc | |||
// verify the signature against the doc | |||
$ gpg --verify doc.sig doc | |||
</source> | |||
== Key management == | |||
; adduid | |||
: add new user ID | |||
; uid, key | |||
: select UID or a key | |||
; deluid, delkey | |||
: delete UID or a key | |||
; revuid, revkey | |||
: revoke UID or a key | |||
; expire | |||
: update expiration time | |||
== Key distribution == | |||
<source lang="console"> | |||
// retrieve a key | |||
$ gpg --keyserver certserver.pgp.com --recv-key 0xBB7576AC | |||
// send a key | |||
$ gpg --keyserver certserver.pgp.com --send-key mhan | |||
</source> | </source> | ||
</source> | |||
= Keyservers = | = Keyservers = | ||