Am 18.12.21 um 19:07 schrieb Ingo Klöcker: > On Freitag, 17. Dezember 2021 18:04:04 CET S.B. via Gnupg-users wrote: >>> Otherwise, you can simply send your exported key to the person you want to >>> give your public key to. >> >> Yeah so, I can attach the .asc file that's in my Disk/users/SamiBadri >> folder (it's the only .asc file I've seen), but I'm assuming that is >> my public key. Is that correct? > > Well, it depends. We have no idea what the .asc file in Disk/users/SamiBadri > contains. It could be your public key. Or it could be somebody else's public > key. Or it could be something other than a public key. > > Quite frankly, I suggest that you follow Robert's advice and start your > learning experience with OpenPGP by using an email client that supports > OpenPGP out-of-the-box. All decent email clients should have a functionality > to attach your public key to an email without you having to attach some file > manually. > >> Is there anyway to send your private key? > > Sure. You can send any file to anyone, so, of course, you can do the same > with > your private key (unless it's stored on a smartcard in a read-protected slot). > > A decent email client should not offer a functionality to attach your secret > key to an email. So, if you stick to what your email client offers you, then > you should be safe. > >> I want to know so that I don't do it accidentally. > > Then don't attach random files you find on your disk to your emails without > knowing what those files contain. > >> Also, if I >> use the cat SamiB.asc command, the terminal reveals a certificate (and >> I assume that's my public key certificate). > > You shouldn't assume anything if you are dealing with encryption software. > You > should be sure what you are doing. Otherwise, in the extreme, you could > jeopardize the lives of other people. > And then there's the one you're communicating with. Also make sure that *he* knows what he is doing. Otherwise you might jeopardize your own life. For example: Someone who replies to your top secret, perfectly encrypted mail - without encrypting his reply. ;)
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