You wrote: >Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2005 09:56:44 -0300 >From: Eduardo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Where's my private key? >To: gnupg-users@gnupg.org >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > >Hi folks. >Yesterday I needed to crypt one config file on my Linux box and was >wondering where is my private key, cause I have the private key in my >desktop (in my company) and I need to open a crypted file in my house. >How can I 'take' my private key from company to work? > >Regards
On the machine where you HAVE your keys: cd tar -czf gpg.tgz ./.gnupg copy the gpg.tgz on to some removable storage medium. It will easily fit on a floppy. If you don't have keys yet at home, on that machine (you suggested you have Linux both at home and work but I don't know for sure) then all you have to do is copy the the file to your home directory and type: cd tar -xzf gpg.tgz On the other hand, if you already have your own key ring at home you will need to import the keys. There are the following three files in the .gnupg folder: pubring.gpg # stores the public keys secring.gpg # has your secret keys trustdb.gpg # the levels of trust for signed keys You should just be able export both your public and secret keys at work, and then import them at home if you already have an existing set of keys there using: gpg --export > all.gpg where the keys are, copy the all.gpg file to a floppy and take it home and type gpg --import all.gpg That will get you ALL of the keys, both public and secret. You will of course have to give YOUR imported secret key the highest level of trust when signing it because after all, it is YOUR key. Never fear, I do this all of the time, but normally just copying the keys (I also copy but old public pubring.gpg~ and the random_seed file as well) from one Linux box which is authoratative to multiple boxes running Windows, Linux, and the BSDs. If one of the machines is running Windows (you said Linux at home), please let me know and I will tell you how to do it there. Just remember that if you do NOT have any keys yet on the one machine, you are better off just copying the entire .gnupg (on Windows it is in aother folder in your Documents and Settings area) contents to the other machine. If you already have keyrings on both machines, then export from one and import on the other one. HHH PS Please reply to the Cc: address, not this one. -- Key Name: "Henry Hertz Hobbit" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> pub 1024D/E1FA6C62 2005-04-11 [expires: 2006-04-11] Key fingerprint = ACA0 B65B E20A 552E DFE2 EE1D 75B9 D818 E1FA 6C62 __________________________________________________________________ Switch to Netscape Internet Service. As low as $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at http://isp.netscape.com/register Netscape. Just the Net You Need. New! Netscape Toolbar for Internet Explorer Search from anywhere on the Web and block those annoying pop-ups. Download now at http://channels.netscape.com/ns/search/install.jsp _______________________________________________ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users
