Re: keypair to/from armor format

2008-01-28 Thread Todd Zullinger
Steven Woody wrote: > I don't trust any electrical medium ( USB disk, DVD-R and so on ) as > backup copy of my keypairs. I think I want hardcopy of my keys. In > the user manual, however, I learned how to export/import public keys > ( in armor mode ). but I don't see how to do the same on the priv

Re: Multiple PCs

2008-01-28 Thread Alexander W. Janssen
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Thomas Hempen wrote: > But when I checked on my laptop, where I created the key pairs I get an > "Error - signature verification failed". > > Did anyone ever encounter something like this or has any idea how to fix > it? Enigmail has some known and d

Re: keypair to/from armor format

2008-01-28 Thread David Picón Álvarez
I don't trust any electrical medium ( USB disk, DVD-R and so on ) as backup copy of my keypairs. I think I want hardcopy of my keys. In the user manual, however, I learned how to export/import public keys ( in armor mode ). but I don't see how to do the same on the private key. Is it possible? Th

keypair to/from armor format

2008-01-28 Thread Steven Woody
Hi, list I don't trust any electrical medium ( USB disk, DVD-R and so on ) as backup copy of my keypairs. I think I want hardcopy of my keys. In the user manual, however, I learned how to export/import public keys ( in armor mode ). but I don't see how to do the same on the private key. Is it pos

Re: How true can this be?

2008-01-28 Thread Janusz A. Urbanowicz
On Sun, Jan 27, 2008 at 04:23:06PM -0500, John W. Moore III wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA512 > > - Original Message > Subject: Re: How true can this be? > From: Janusz A. Urbanowicz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Raygene <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: gnupg-users

Re: Need tips on how to backup my keys

2008-01-28 Thread Brad Tilley
Tar it up and symmetrically encrypt it. Use a strong pass phrase. Store the encrypted tar file in various places (USB, gmail, bank safety deposit box, lawyers office, girlfriend's house, etc.) Write the pass phrase down and keep it in your bank box. I (personally) don't do this. I just tar up .gnu

Multiple PCs

2008-01-28 Thread Thomas Hempen
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi folks, some days ago I migrated my laptop to OpenSuSe 10.3 and installed Thunderbird. I was pleased to find that GnuPG and Enigmail were already part of the installation. So today I created signatures for both my private and work mail address