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@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ Add `--armor` to make it readable-ASCII encoded. gpg --import <key file> +Receiving a key from key server: + + gpg --recv-key "<key ID>" + ## Asymmetric crypto gpg --encrypt [--sign] [-u <signer>] [--recipient <receipient>] file @@ -54,6 +58,14 @@ use in mutt: # specify the signing key (by default it's your first one) gpg --local-user <signing key> --edit-key <key to sign> +## Key Fingerprint/ID + +The long hex fingerprint in `gpg --list-keys` is, as could be expected, a +standardized hash of the key info. + +Sometimes a shorter ID is used -- this is actually a suffix of the full +fingerprint. + ## gpg-agent `gpg-agent` is a daemon that e.g. provides a passphrase cache for GPG. Running |