本节的内容适用于各种 OpenPGP 密钥。
To view properties of a PGP key:
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Select the PGP key
from the main window,
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Double click on it or choose Properties
from the toolbar,
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Select the Details tab.
- Fingerprint
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指纹是标记一个密钥的唯一的特征字符串。
- KeyID
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密钥 ID 跟指纹类似,但是密钥 ID 只包含指纹的最后8个字符。绝大多数情况,用密钥 ID 就可以标识一个密钥,但是有时候也可能出现两个相同的 ID。
- Type
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指定生成一个密钥的加密算法,DSA 密钥用于签名,ElGamal 密钥用于加密。
- Created
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密钥的创建日期。
- Expires
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标识密钥不能再使用的日期。
- Strength
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Indicates the length in bits of a key. In general the longer the key, the more security it
provides.
A long key is not enough to make up for the use of a weak passphrase.
“信任”标识您如何确保您通过个人的能力,正确把信任扩展到网络中。当您面对一个还没有签署的密钥时,这个密钥的有效性取决于你是否信任其他签署它的人。
- 未知:您跟签署人不熟悉,不能确定密钥的有效性。
- 从不:这个人不能正确签署密钥。
- 有限的:这个人在签署密钥时检查过照片 ID,但没有仔细审查这个 ID。
- 完全:在签署它们之前,这个人详细审查每一项包括个人照片 ID(例如,他们仅签署的密钥确实属于这个人,要求了个人签名)。
- 彻底:这一级别应该仅限于您自己的密钥。
当启用一个密钥,它可以用来进行加密操作。当禁用了一个密钥,它就不能用来加密或者验证签名。
当一个密钥过期了,它也不能再用来执行密钥操作,延长密钥的期限可以重新启用它,一个好的方法是拥有一个不过期的主密钥和多个子密钥,由主密钥来操作和签署。
用户 IDs 允许多个身份标识和邮箱地址用于同一个密钥。
They usually take the form of:
Name (comment) <email address>
添加用户 ID 是很有用处的,当您想把一个 ID 用于工作,另一个用于好朋友时。
To add a user ID to a key:
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Select the key from the main window,
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Double click on it or choose Properties from the toolbar,
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Select the Names and Signatures tab,
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Click on Add Name.
按照上面的介绍操作,您会看到一个对话框,各个文本框的介绍如下:
- Full Name
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Enter your full name in the form
A middle name or initial is optional.
- Email Address
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您的邮箱地址是大多数人用来在密钥服务器上查找您的密钥,在继续前请确保其正确性。
- Key Comment
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注释可以用来存放您的新 ID 名称的一些额外信息,这些信息可用于在密钥服务器上的搜索。
照片 ID 允许密钥所有者在密钥中添加一幅或几幅图片,这些标识可以像普通用户 ID 那样作为签名,照片 ID 必须用 JPEG 格式,推荐不大于 240x288 像素。
If the chosen image is not of the required file type or size Passwords and Keys
can resize and convert it on the fly from
any image format supported by the GDK library.
To change the passphrase assigned to a key:
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Select the key from the main window,
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Double click on it or choose Properties from the toolbar,
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Click on Change Passphrase.
输入新密码然后点 确定 按钮。
To delete a key from your keyring:
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Select the key from the main window,
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Right click on it and choose Delete Key
or choose
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