One Private Key for several users

Peter Lebbing peter at digitalbrains.com
Mon Apr 22 13:52:50 CEST 2013


On 22/04/13 12:44, Henry Hertz Hobbit wrote:
> I just copy my whole key ring (contents of ~/.gnupg folder on Linux)
> among my multiple OS with the random_seed file modified with hexedit
> and the 0-9 & A-F modified with no plan (pure serendipity)

I consider this bad advice; just don't copy the random_seed file and let each
system generate its own.

Humans are notoriously bad at generating randomness, probably due to our
tendency to assign meaning and order to everything we encounter in life.

I also don't really see how it relates to OP's question.

Peter.

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