Hello Mica, Sunday, August 21, 2005, 1:49:59 PM, you wrote:
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: RIPEMD160 > Was Sun, 21 Aug 2005, at 08:37:41 +0100, > when Sean wrote: >> I use GnuPG mainly on my Linux box but I also want to use it on my XP >> box, is there anyway to share the keys safely between the both > There is, yes, but it would help if you would be more specific, as to > that what you exactly want, so a more specific answer would be possible. > If you want to _share_ the same key ring(s) between these two OSs, these > keys might be placed e.g. on an independent/separate partition which > could be read by both OSs. This way both versions of GPG installed on > Linux and XP(ee?) could "ask" (`gimmiekey') for the keys from their > respective OSs. This was the way I was practising for a short while, > wishing to have only one place where I would keep my keys to share them > between several OSs and their respective GnuPG installations. This is > one of examples: Yes, I could have explained it better, basically, the two computers need to share the same files. I have read the message below :) > You also might have the keys even on a diskette, or some similar > "removable" "data keeper", setting/sicking the GnuPGs on the floppy, or > other sort of a, drive. This is even better/safer. Actuallu this is the best idea, that way I can keep a couple of backups of the pubring a secure backup of the secring files Sean -- +---------------------------------------------------+ |VOIP= FreeWorldDial: 689482 VOIPBUSTER: thecivvie | |GPG Key http://thecivvie.fastmail.fm/thecivvie.asc | +---------------------------------------------------+
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