Preferéncias
This section describes the preferences settable in Passwords and Keys by choosing from within Passwords and Keys.
- 11.1. Password Keyrings
- 11.2. Servidors de clau
- 11.3. Key Sharing
11.1. Password Keyrings
- 11.1.1. Creating Keyrings
- 11.1.2. Changing Keyring Passwords
- 11.1.3. Removing Keyrings
11.1.1. Creating Keyrings
To create a new keyring, from the menu choose
and choose . Enter a name for the new keyring, and press enter.11.1.2. Changing Keyring Passwords
To change the unlock password of the keyring, first select the appropriate keyring and then press Old password text box, the new password in the New password text box and confirm it in the Confirm password text box. To apply the settings, press . If the old password is correct, you will get a status message indicating the success of the operation. If the old password is not correct you will be asked to check its correctness.
button. You will then be prompted to type the old password in the11.1.3. Removing Keyrings
To remove a keyring, first select the appropriate keyring and then from the menu choose
.11.2. Servidors de clau
Keep your and other's keys up to date by syncing keys periodically with remote keyservers. Syncing will make sure that you have the latest signatures made on all of your keys so that the web of trust will be the most useful.
Passwords and Keys provides support for HKP and LDAP keyservers.
- HKP Servers
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HKP keyservers are ordinary web based keyservers such as the popular hkp://pool.sks-keyservers.net, also accessible at http://sks-keyservers.net.
- LDAP Keyservers
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LDAP keyservers are less common, but use the standard LDAP protocol to serve keys. ldap://keyserver.pgp.com is a good LDAP server.