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Discussion => Security => Topic started by: SteveyMcBobbyPants on July 17, 2012, 10:11 pm

Title: Where does GPA save my private key?
Post by: SteveyMcBobbyPants on July 17, 2012, 10:11 pm
Whenever I generate a key through PGP, where the hell does i save that key? I'd rather copy and put that key in a truecrypt volume instead of on my unecrypted drive. Any help would be awesome. Thanks!
Title: Re: Where does GPA save my private key?
Post by: cacoethes on July 18, 2012, 01:24 am
The default folder is C:\Users\Username\AppData\Roaming\gnupg...  AppData\Roaming\gnupg are hidden files, so you must enable "show hidden files and folders" to see them.  Your Private key is stored on your keyring with other public keys.  While it is not possible to move individual keys, it is possible to move the entire keyring:

You can change the default home directory and store your keyring on an encrypted drive by following the directions on the following pages:

http://blog.stefan-macke.com/2011/11/30/changing-the-path-to-the-key-files-in-gnupg-for-windows/

http://blog.gauner.org/blog/2008/09/17/gnupg-change-the-keyring-location/

http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-users/2008-April/033224.html

Hope this helps...
Title: Re: Where does GPA save my private key?
Post by: SteveyMcBobbyPants on July 18, 2012, 02:26 am
The default folder is C:\Users\Username\AppData\Roaming\gnupg...  AppData\Roaming\gnupg are hidden files, so you must enable "show hidden files and folders" to see them.  Your Private key is stored on your keyring with other public keys.  While it is not possible to move individual keys, it is possible to move the entire keyring:

You can change the default home directory and store your keyring on an encrypted drive by following the directions on the following pages:

http://blog.stefan-macke.com/2011/11/30/changing-the-path-to-the-key-files-in-gnupg-for-windows/

http://blog.gauner.org/blog/2008/09/17/gnupg-change-the-keyring-location/

http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-users/2008-April/033224.html

Hope this helps...

Fantastic! That was just what I was looking for. If I could give karma, I'd give you all the karma. Thanks mate!