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  • [sec] - The following is a secret key
  • [ssb] - The following is a secret sub key

The meaning of # after each of these is that the key is not usable, if say, you used the export subkeys option or if the key is otherwise taken "offline".

The meaning of > is that the key is stored on something like a smart card.

You can find more info here at Ubuntu's man page for GPG and the documentation you reference has been moved to here at GnuPG.org.

  • [sec] - The following is a secret key
  • [ssb] - The following is a secret sub key

The meaning of # after each of these is that the key is not usable, if say, you used the export subkeys option or if the key is otherwise taken "offline".

The meaning of > is that the key is stored on something like a smart card.

  • [sec] - The following is a secret key
  • [ssb] - The following is a secret sub key

The meaning of # after each of these is that the key is not usable, if say, you used the export subkeys option or if the key is otherwise taken "offline".

The meaning of > is that the key is stored on something like a smart card.

You can find more info here at Ubuntu's man page for GPG and the documentation you reference has been moved to here at GnuPG.org.

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Nalaurien
Nalaurien
  • 1.7k
  • 11
  • 16

  • [sec] - The following is a secret key
  • [ssb] - The following is a secret sub key

The meaning of # after each of these is that the key is not usable, if say, you used the export subkeys option or if the key is otherwise taken "offline".

The meaning of > is that the key is stored on something like a smart card.