Exporting secret keys

Dave Harvill dlh@zns.acu.cs.umb.edu
Fri, 17 Dec 1999 16:43:54 -0500 (EST)


Include the -a or for ascii armoring.  There is of course the risk that
someone else could read it also, so be sure to take appropriate
precautions. 

-dave


On Fri, 17 Dec 1999, Brian Galbraith wrote:


> gpg: Signature made Fri Dec 17 16:09:51 1999 EST using DSA key ID 63EBA765
> gpg: Good signature from "Brian Galbraith <brian.galbraith@bigfoot.com>"
> gpg: WARNING: This key is not certified with a trusted signature!
> gpg: There is no indication that the signature belongs to the owner.
> gpg: Fingerprint: C0A0 A76F EF4E F6E3 0984 4595 10FA 4499 63EB A765
>
> = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
>
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> I ask about this a long time back, but due to an upgrade lost my reply.
>
> How do I export my secret keys in a useable fashion?
>
> When I gpg --export-secret-keys, I get a screen full of symbols, which I
> assume are encrypted secret keys. Normally I would cheat and use windoze
> for key admin. The time has come for this to stop, and exporting secret
> keys is the only remaining difficulty I have in my key management.
>
> Regards
>
> brian
>
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