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authorLars Wirzenius <lwirzenius@wikimedia.org>2019-05-09 15:24:43 +0300
committerLars Wirzenius <lwirzenius@wikimedia.org>2019-05-09 15:24:43 +0300
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Change: move subkey info around, and not keysigning needs main key
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@@ -103,11 +103,6 @@ Basics of public key cryptography
if that's your thing, not required to be understood for using crypto
(this might be a little controversial)
-* Subkeys: the main key is kept safe and forms the identity, but
- additional keys, linked to the main key (using advanced maths), new
- ones can be generated at will for specific purposes, such as for
- keeping on a laptop for email
-
---
Storing keys securely
@@ -134,9 +129,15 @@ Storing keys securely
Creating a key, with subkeys, with GnuPG
=============================================================================
-* Install GnuPG aka GPG aka gpg, version 2.1 or later
+* Subkeys: the main key is kept safe and forms the identity, but
+ additional keys, linked to the main key (using advanced maths), new
+ ones can be generated at will for specific purposes, such as for
+ keeping on a laptop for email
+
+* Main key is used for keysigning, changing key uids, subkeys for
+ everything else
- * Linux, Mac, Windows, ...
+* Install GnuPG aka GPG aka gpg, version 2.1 or later (Linux, Mac, Windows)
* **`gpg --gen-key`**, use defaults unless you know better
@@ -206,7 +207,8 @@ Signing a key
you haven't signed it yourself
* compare with introducing people in real life
- * "I trust Alice to introduce me to new people and not lie to me"
+ * "I trust Alice to introduce me to new people and not lie who
+ they are"
---