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Discussion => Security => Topic started by: alternativeme on August 14, 2013, 03:36 pm

Title: Saving public PGP key in tails
Post by: alternativeme on August 14, 2013, 03:36 pm
I'm in the process of setting up a new vendor account. I run Tails from a USB stick, and have used it to encrypt a second USB stick. I then generated a personal USB key using seahorse "passwords and encryption keys". I then exported it to the 2nd USB key (file - export). However, when I import it back after rebooting Tails it goes to the "Other Keys" tab instead of the "My Personal Keys" tab.

1) How do I import a personal key into Tails.
2) Is there anyway that I can store all keys on the 2nd USB key, and import them all in one hit?

Many thanks in advance for your help!
Title: Re: Saving public PGP key in tails
Post by: Hitch on August 14, 2013, 04:24 pm

   Hi, you need to import your private key, not public, to make it personal. You'll first need to export it, you do so through terminal

   gpg --export-secret-key -a "User Name" > private.key

   this will save your private key as .asc file
Title: Re: Saving public PGP key in tails
Post by: Bazille on August 14, 2013, 05:25 pm
Note sure if this what you're asking for, but to copy your GPG key collection and your own key from one Linux installation to another, you simply have to copy the .gnupg folder from your /home/username folder. This should be similar in Tails.
Title: Re: Saving public PGP key in tails
Post by: alternativeme on August 14, 2013, 06:59 pm
Note sure if this what you're asking for, but to copy your GPG key collection and your own key from one Linux installation to another, you simply have to copy the .gnupg folder from your /home/username folder. This should be similar in Tails.

Spot on. Many thanks!