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@@ -416,16 +416,25 @@ Export the key ID as a [variable](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1158091/de $ export KEYID=0xFF3E7D88647EBCDB ``` -# Sign with an existing key (if you have one) +# Sign with an existing key (optional) -Export your existing key to move it to the working keyring. From a different terminal do: +If you already have a pgp key you may want want to sign your new key +with the old one to help prove that your new key is infact controlled +by you. - $ gpg --export-secret-keys --armor --output /tmp/new.sec +Export your existing key to move it to the working keyring. From a +different terminal do: -and then +```console +$ gpg --export-secret-keys --armor --output /tmp/new.sec +``` + +to export your old key and then - $ gpg --default-key $OLDKEY --sign-key $KEYID +```console +$ gpg --default-key $OLDKEY --sign-key $KEYID +``` # Sub-keys |