On Sun, Sep 01, 2013 at 05:57:57AM -0700, MartinHvidberg wrote: > I'm returning to GPG, and Enigmail, and not for the first time. This means > that I have earlier generated key-pairs and uploaded them to servers like > keys.pgp.net or something like that. I did this first time in 1999 and have > done several new attempts later, and now have seven key-pairs on the server. > Latest I have generated a key-pair in 2011. > > Unfortunately, every time my use of GPG fades out, because non of my > contacts really join in. And it's not much fun exchanging signed and > encrypted mails with myself :-) > > This time, with all the media on governments peeping into peoples private > mails, I think I have a better chance to get many of my friends to jump > on-bord. > > My problem: > I stead of generating yet another key-pair, how do I revitalise on of my > existing key-pairs. > This said, I have only what I can download from a key-server, and I do in > fact remember the password, for some of them. > Do the key-server have all the information I need to re-use an existing > key-pair (provided I remember the password)? > > Or do I need to get one of my old computers up and running, hoping to find > some sort of key file there. > > If you can point to any online material, tutorial or the likes, that do not > start with 'Generate a key-pair' then I would appreciate the a lot... :-) > > Best regards > Martin Hvidberg > > Latest fingerprint: D3DA 61B7 610C E8A1 75C7 1DA1 0B24 7DB3 4AF0 1B83
Cheers Martin. You will have to find your old keys on one of your machines. Otherwise make a new pair. hint if make new pair, make a revoke cert for it, but saved in a safe place. So you can revoke it if you lose the secret key/passphrase. And for more paraniod leaning about key stubs (secret key without main key, just the sub keys) http://tjl73.altervista.org/secure_keygen/keygen_frame_en.html Wolf
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