Re: Automated Batch Subkey Creation

2019-03-23 Thread eduardo
Thanks for this bash-code. It's interesting how people ask if there is a need for automating something. The question should be "what should not be automated/scriptable" other than that, EVERYTHING must be scriptable. for some reason there is a gen-key, right? so, why not having one for gen-subkey?

Re: Automated Batch Subkey Creation

2014-09-16 Thread Sam M
Werner, Security and encryption is difficult, and users are not usually up to trying to figure out the details. As long as an external audit tells them their information is safe, they are happy. They don't want to go into the details. I have a particular use case that I have been working on for a

Re: Automated Batch Subkey Creation

2014-09-13 Thread Hauke Laging
Am Sa 13.09.2014, 16:20:42 schrieb Werner Koch: > On Sat, 13 Sep 2014 15:19, mailinglis...@hauke-laging.de said: > > Try this (shell code, bash): > That is of course version and configure option specific because it > uses canned commands. If it works for you, fine but you should be > aware of that

Re: Automated Batch Subkey Creation

2014-09-13 Thread Werner Koch
On Sat, 13 Sep 2014 15:19, mailinglis...@hauke-laging.de said: > Try this (shell code, bash): That is of course version and configure option specific because it uses canned commands. If it works for you, fine but you should be aware of that restriction. Now, is adding a subkey a regular busines

Re: Automated Batch Subkey Creation

2014-09-13 Thread Hauke Laging
Am Sa 13.09.2014, 16:53:09 schrieb Sam M: > Werner, > > I'm not a programmer, so I don't know much about source code. But I > had downloaded the code for GPA. And to try and find an example, I > did a grep on the option command-fd. I didn''t find anything. > > I would be grateful if you could poi

Re: Automated Batch Subkey Creation

2014-09-13 Thread Werner Koch
On Sat, 13 Sep 2014 13:23, emu...@utmi.in said: > I'm not a programmer, so I don't know much about source code. But I had Then I suggest to hire one for the task you are planning to do. Unattended subkey generation is definitely nothing an average computer user would do. > I would be grateful if

Re: Automated Batch Subkey Creation

2014-09-13 Thread Sam M
Werner, I'm not a programmer, so I don't know much about source code. But I had downloaded the code for GPA. And to try and find an example, I did a grep on the option command-fd. I didn''t find anything. I would be grateful if you could point out the example you're referring to, or just give me

Re: Automated Batch Subkey Creation

2014-09-13 Thread Werner Koch
On Sat, 13 Sep 2014 08:24, emu...@utmi.in said: > Where can I find the GPA code? Examples would be very helpful. ftp://ftp.gnupg.org/gcrypt/gpa/ or at http://git.gnupg.org Salam-Shalom, Werner -- Die Gedanken sind frei. Ausnahmen regelt ein Bundesgesetz. __

Re: Automated Batch Subkey Creation

2014-09-12 Thread Sam M
Hello Werner. Thanks for your help. Where can I find the GPA code? Examples would be very helpful. On 12 September 2014 20:45, Werner Koch wrote: > On Fri, 12 Sep 2014 15:03, emu...@utmi.in said: > > > How can I automate the creation of a sub-key? > > You use > > gpg --command-fd N --status-

Re: Automated Batch Subkey Creation

2014-09-12 Thread Werner Koch
On Fri, 12 Sep 2014 15:03, emu...@utmi.in said: > How can I automate the creation of a sub-key? You use gpg --command-fd N --status-fd M --with-colons --key-edit MAINKEY and write a state machine to reply on the requests from --status-fd with data on --commands-fd. You may also use gpgme's

Automated Batch Subkey Creation

2014-09-12 Thread Sam M
Hello. I'm new to the list. I have some familiarity with GPG and have a particular requirement. I really hope someone can point me to where I can get more information on this or let me know if this is not possible. I have to automate the following task. The result I am looking to get is a master