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On Friday 19 August 2005 19:42, Rob Beard wrote: > So if I create a key, I'm assuming I have to do this on a Linux system? No the gpg binary is avaiable for Windows as well, I am using gpg in thunderbind on windows at work > > If I was to create the private key on a temporary Debian system, could I > transfer it to CD and then transfer it to another system (say if I > reinstall the OS, or upgrade/replace the PC)? Yes, normaly a directory is creted in your home directory called .gn npg this contains various important files such as pubring.gpg secring.gpg etc. Backing all these up (and keeping the backup *very* safe) is what you would want to do. May be you could also encrypt the backup for extra security. -- Robin Cornelius --------------------------------------------------- robin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.cornelius.demon.co.uk http://sourceforge.net/projects/rt2400 GPG Key ID: 0x729A79A23B7EE764 http://www.biglumber.com/x/web?qs=0x729A79A23B7EE764
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