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<h1>Importing an OpenPGP key</h1>
<p>To import your OpenPGP key into Launchpad, you first need the key's fingerprint.</p>
<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>
<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
<em>Passwords and Encryption Keys</em> tool. If you are using Ubuntu
10.04 or an earlier version, it is located at
<em>Applications > Accessories > Passwords and Encryption Keys</em>.
In Ubuntu 10.10 and later versions, it is located at
<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
your key and open the property window by pressing Space Bar or double
clicking with your pointer. Select the Details tab of the property
window.
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<strong>Step 3</strong> Select the Fingerprint text (the ten blocks of
numbers and letter). Copy the text by pressing the
<code>Ctrl+c</code> keys together.
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<h2>Retrieving the key using the GPG command</h2>
<p>Open a terminal and enter:</p>
<p><code>gpg --fingerprint</code></p>
<p>GPG will display a message similar to:</p>
<p><code>pub 1024D/12345678 2007-01-26<br />
Key fingerprint = 0464 39CD 2486 190A 2C5A 0739 0E68 04DC 16E7 CB72<br />
Geoffrey Hayes (My OpenPGP key) <geoffrey@bungle.com><br />
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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