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Backing Up and Restoring GPG Keys

• By Ercan S.
• 17/04/2025
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This guide outlines the steps to back up and restore your GPG keys, ensuring the security and continuity of your cryptographic identity. Backing Up GPG Keys 1. Export the Secret Key To back up your secret GPG key, use the following command: gpg --export-secret-keys --armor > secret.asc This command exports your secret key in ASCII format to the file `secret.asc`. 2. Export the Trust Database (Optional) To back up your trust database, execute: gpg --export-ownertrust > trustdb.txt This will save your trust settings to `trustdb.txt`. Restoring GPG Keys ..