create-gpg-key.md

Create GPG keys

• Create GPG keys
  • Purpose
  • Usage
  • Backup Files

Purpose

This script creates new Ed21559 GPG public and private key-pair. It will ask for the name and email address to be stored in the keys.

Usage

🚧 Warning

I highly recommend setting passphrases for all keys created, in case the keys are stolen.

In a terminal, run

create_gpg_key.sh

Backup Files

Files are stored in ~/.gnupg, these files should be archived and copied to a secure location as a backup.

Permission settings for ~/.gnupg should be 700, subfolder should also be 700, private keys should be 600 and public keys could be 644.