Gpg

Replaced GPG key (2019)

November 18, 2019

I recently got another yubikey and due to poor handling of the old key (can’t load it onto the new card) I’ve generated a new key. I’ve revoked my old 2017 key (key id 0xBD51CB9670DF9DE7) and replaced with my new key (key id 0xDAE4D06F77191ACD) My new …

Replaced GPG Key

February 12, 2017

Quick note to indicate that I’ve revoked my old GPG key (key id 0x94BE833CE8B86CAB ) and replaced it with my new one (key id 0xBD51CB9670DF9DE7 ). My new key’s fingerprint is: 1810 81E8 178E 4692 03F6 BFD0 BD51 CB96 70DF 9DE7 and it is signed with the old (revoked) …

Figuring out GPG, SSH and U2F with YubiKey 4

February 11, 2017

You know your wife is a keeper when she gets you a YubiKey 4 for your birthday! I was really excited about this YubiKey because of its support for storing your GPG private keys and also for an SSH private key, in addition to the U2F (Universal 2nd Factor) support. I’ve …

Updated my GPG key

September 29, 2010

I realized today, after having a conversation with someone at work about gpg keys and rpm support, that I haven’t updated my GPG key in about 6 years. Then I realized I harped on CERT not too long ago about not doing things right. =) Granted, my key hasn’t been …

How not to update GPG keys

September 14, 2010

This seems to be an ongoing saga so now I’m going to vent about it. It is ridiculous that an organization supposedly as secure as CERT can have such poor distribution mechanisms for alerting users of their new GPG keys. It is really important that, when you update GPG keys …

Encrypting and decrypting files with GnuPG

March 1, 2008

Last week’s TechMail tip was Encrypting and decrypting files with GnuPG, which covers some stuff about using gpg to deal with encryption of files (instead of just using gpg for mail).

Get started with GnuPG

February 6, 2008

This week’s TechMail is Get started with GnuPG, a quick primer on another of my favourite tools: GnuPG. Learn the basics of getting your own GPG keypair created and learn a little bit about fingerprints and signatures and what they all mean. And if you want to get more into …