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<title>Importing an OpenPGP key</title> |
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<h1>Importing an OpenPGP key</h1> |
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<p>To import your OpenPGP key into Launchpad, you first need the key's fingerprint.</p> |
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<p><strong>Note:</strong> You must ensure your <a href="/+help-registry/openpgp-keys.html#publish">key is in the Ubuntu keyserver</a> before you try to add it to Launchpad.</p> |
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<h2>Retrieving the key in Ubuntu</h2> |
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The easiest way to generate a new OpenPGP key in Ubuntu is to use the |
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<em>Passwords and Encryption Keys</em> tool. If you are using Ubuntu |
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10.04 or an earlier version, it is located at |
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<em>Applications > Accessories > Passwords and Encryption Keys</em>. |
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In Ubuntu 10.10 and later versions, it is located at |
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<em>System > Preferences > Passwords and Encryption Keys</em>. |
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<strong>Step 1</strong> Open <em>Passwords and Encryption Keys</em>. |
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<strong>Step 2</strong> Select the <em>My Personal Keys</em> tab, select |
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your key and open the property window by pressing Space Bar or double |
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clicking with your pointer. Select the Details tab of the property |
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<strong>Step 3</strong> Select the Fingerprint text (the ten blocks of |
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numbers and letter). Copy the text by pressing the |
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<h2>Retrieving the key using the GPG command</h2> |
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<p>Open a terminal and enter:</p> |
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<p><code>gpg --fingerprint</code></p> |
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<p>GPG will display a message similar to:</p> |
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<p><code>pub 1024D/12345678 2007-01-26<br /> |
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Key fingerprint = 0464 39CD 2486 190A 2C5A 0739 0E68 04DC 16E7 CB72<br /> |
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Geoffrey Hayes (My OpenPGP key) <geoffrey@bungle.com><br /> |
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sub 2048g/ABCDEF12 2007-01-26</code> |
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Highlight and copy only the numeric fingerprint: <code>0464 39CD 2486 190A 2C5A 0739 0E68 04DC 16E7 CB72</code> in the example above. |
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