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| author | drduh <github@duh.to> | 2020-05-03 18:10:49 +0000 |
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| committer | GitHub <noreply@github.com> | 2020-05-03 18:10:49 +0000 |
| commit | afd3fafcc5d67d964e44894004c6f9bba93d1c02 (patch) | |
| tree | 2db740f8c923ecb2fa526ff0c818de513f0d5bdc /README.md | |
| parent | Merge pull request #172 from codesections-forks/master (diff) | |
| parent | Added some additonal text describing alternatives that may be used (diff) | |
| download | YubiKey-Guide-afd3fafcc5d67d964e44894004c6f9bba93d1c02.tar.gz | |
Merge pull request #170 from murphy83/Abort-Trick
Added some additonal text describing alternatives that may be used
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@@ -326,6 +326,8 @@ An entropy pool value greater than 2000 is sufficient. # Creating keys +## Using a temporary file system (Tmpfs) + Create a temporary directory which will be cleared on [reboot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tmpfs): ```console @@ -334,6 +336,19 @@ $ export GNUPGHOME=$(mktemp -d) $ cd $GNUPGHOME ``` +## Use the Storage Device as backup and reusable enviroment + +As you may want to keep a offline backup of your keys as well as a clean enviroment to be set up easily, you also might consider to keep your USB-Storage device including the keys in a save place. Therefore, just set your desired GNUPGHOME-Variable: + +```console +$ export GNUPGHOME=~/gnupg-workspace + +$ cd $GNUPGHOME +``` +**Remember** You must store the device in a secure place afterwards or destroy it physically (smash, burn, shred etc.) + +## Harden your setup + Create a hardened configuration in the temporary directory with the following options: ```console |