"gpg --card-edit" with multiple card readers (Yubikey)
Klaus Vink Slott
klaus at vink-slott.dk
Mon Jul 24 20:36:37 CEST 2023
On 20.07.2023 kl. 03.47 Michael Richardson wrote:
>
> Andrew Gallagher <andrewg at andrewg.com> wrote: The yubikey
> > does not provide any method to copy the private key material back off
> > that storage..
>
> So I can generate the key on laptop, copy it to multiple yubikey, and do the
> crypto on the device, and the yubikey won't let the private key out again.
> Once I destroy the copy on my laptop, them I'm good.
Right, although I would recommend to copy key onto two keys, in case you
loose your primary key or it breaks for some reason.
Another possibility is to keep the "generator pc" on a safe place.
--
Klaus
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