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Migrating GPG master keys as subkeys to new master key

Currently I have 3 private GPG pairs which are all master keys. I want to convert these keys into subkeys for a new key pair (and keep that in the vault). I have read the following thread ...
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How to change (sub)key usage of a PGP key?

gpg2 generates keys with one or several of the (S)igning, (E)ncryption, (C)ertification usages set. However, e.g. Enigmail creates a primary key also set for (A)uthentication, which GnuPG then shows. ...
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What is a good general purpose GnuPG key setup?

Since most key types can be used for multiple purposes, namely certification, authentication, encryption and signatures, one could simply use one key for everything - which is a bad idea, as ...
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How many GPG keys should I make?

I am learning how to use GPG keys, and I am wondering what is the threshold people generally use to maintain separate GPG keys. Maintaining an incredibly large number of keys is not good since it ...
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What is the best way to manage package signing keys?

I am researching a way to protect, and enable accountability of, our packages when being transferred from our dev team, through to Q+A and eventually to deployment. I have initially created a signing ...
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What is purpose of --s2k-* GnuPG options? [closed]

When I use gpg --symmetric --s2k- and press tab some options appear: --s2k-cipher-algo --s2k-count --s2k-digest-algo --s2k-mode What do those options do?
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Do OpenPGP/GnuPG apply slow hash to password when encrypting/decrypting key?

Password space is quiet small. Therefore slow hash should be applied to password before using it for encryption. Should slow hash function (like bcrypt) be applied to password before using it with ...
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Does GPG key expiration add to security?

I've created a new GPG key to sign a software package in a source repository, with an expiration date three years from now. It seemed like a good security measure, because if the key is compromised or ...
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Should I make sure to get all of my OpenPGP uids are signed?

Should I make sure that I get all of the uids associated to my OpenPGP key signed, or is it enough to have one of them signed? If Bob can guarantee that alice@example.com belongs to Alice, I can't ...
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How can I convert my encypted PGP secret key for use performing SSH authentication?

I wish to covert my PGP key (RSA) to be used performing SSH authentication. After some searching, I found openpgp2ssh, which appears to be an appropriate tool. Everything works swimmingly for my ...
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Use RSA keypair for PGP encryption and decryption

Is there a way that I can use a RSA keypair with PGP? What I mean is that I have 2048 length keypair and i want to use that to encrypt and decrypt data. But all I have found is that the PGP uses some ...
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Shouldn't GPG key fetching use a secure connection?

If I run this for example: gpg --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 0xFBB75451 then does the importing occur in a secure way? I mean does it go over only secured connections? (HKP?) ...
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Generating OpenPGP key pair with restrictions

I intend to generate an OpenPGP RSA key pair where a part (~half) of the private key is as I specify, i.e. a specific string. Are there tools for generating a key pair with such restrictions, or will ...
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GnuPG/OpenPGP Key Practices

I'm looking for input on GnuPG (gpg) best practices. It's been discussed some on the gnupg-users mailing list, but I wanted to get as diverse a view as possible, so I thought to bring the topic to ...
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How should I distribute my public key?

I've just started to use GPG and created a public key. It is kind of pointless if no-one knows about it. How should I distribute it? Should I post it on my profile on Facebook and LinkedIn? How about ...