Gpg Command Line Generate Key

  • Oct 03, 2019  Find out how to create and export a GPG keypair from the macOS command line. If you want to create a new key with more information, you should issue the command: gpg -full-generate-key.
  • Jul 01, 2019 The public key, which you share, can be used to verify that the encrypted file actually comes from you and was created using your key. It can also be used by others to encrypt files for you to decrypt. To generate your key pair, open your terminal, and type the following.

The command expects the files to bee verified either on the commandline or reads the filenames from stdin; each anem muts be on separate line. The command is intended for quick checking of many files.list-keys names, -list-public-keys names List all keys from the public keyrings, or just the ones given on the command line.

Encryption/decryption commands

  • To encrypt a plaintext file with the recipient's public key:
  • To sign a plaintext file with your secret key:
  • To sign a plaintext file with your secret key and have the outputreadable to people without running GPG first:
  • To sign a plaintext file with your secret key, and then encrypt itwith the recipient's public key:
  • To decrypt an encrypted file, or to check the signature integrityof a signed file:

Key management commands

  • To generate your own unique public/secret key pair:
  • To add a public or secret key file's contents to your public orsecret key ring:
  • To extract (copy) a key from your public or secret key ring:

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  • To view the contents of your public key ring:
  • To view the 'fingerprint' of a public key, to help verify it overthe telephone with its owner:
  • To view the contents and check the certifying signatures of yourpublic key ring:
  • To edit a key:
  • To remove a key or just a userid from your public key ring:
  • To permanently revoke your own key, issuing a key compromise certificate:
  • To disable or re-enable a public key on your own public key ring:

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Esoteric commands

  • To create a signature certificate that is detached from the document:
  • To detach a signature certificate from a signed message

Command options that can be used in combination with other command options

Generate Gpg Key Windows

  • To produce a ciphertext file in ASCII format, just add the -aoption when encrypting or signing a message or extracting a key:
  • To specify a recipient, add the -r option followed by a user id:
  • To specify an output file, add the -o option followed by a filename: