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Discussion => Newbie discussion => Topic started by: jckd on June 12, 2013, 03:59 pm
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hi,
I am about to set a private key. I did a search and could not find anything. When I go to make a key it says to use your name so others will know its you easier. It says it will put your name in the key. So, Do I use my real name? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
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It's not necessary. I don't think it really matters.
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Thanks I figured as much.
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if it wants your name, obviously use your SR username, not your real name....
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hi,
I am about to set a private key. I did a search and could not find anything. When I go to make a key it says to use your name so others will know its you easier. It says it will put your name in the key. So, Do I use my real name? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
No you can enter what you like. Do bear in mind that you don't need to create a public/private keyset if your just trying to send messages to people who have already provided you with their public key - you can just use that.
If you want to provide a public key to pass around to other people for them to send you encrypted messages, then you'd need to generate a keyset.
Hope that makes sense!
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Make a key for yourself and use any name you want, its not really necessary if you are just a consumer