GnuPG --edit-key, help req.
lusfert
lusfert at gmail.com
Fri Dec 30 20:22:02 CET 2005
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Nicky wrote on 27.12.2005 22:06:
> What does the usage letters mean in the key listing?
> usage: CS
> usage: SEA
> What does SEA stand for? I think S and E stand for Signing and
> Encryption respectively but what about A and C?
>
S - Signing
E - Encryption
A - Authentication (for SSH), look at
http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-users/2005-November/027478.html
C - Certifying (signing OpenPGP keys), can be used only for primary key,
not a subkey
usage: SEA - key can be used for signing, encryption, and authentication
Regards
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My current OpenPGP key ID: 0x500B8987
Key fingerprint: E883 045D 36FB 8CA3 8D69 9C79 9E35 3B56 500B 8987
Encrypted e-mail preferred.
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