What are GPG Keys?

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GPG Keys are used for signing and encrypting messages without the need for a pre-shared secret key. There are plenty of online sites that will explain this better than I ever could, so I will link some of them here:

• https://www.gnupg.org
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Privacy_Guard
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretty_Good_Privacy

Setting up GPG key pairs

I suggest using gpg --full-generate-key

Using GPG keys for signing and encryption

Web Key Directory (WKD)

Setting up WKD

Last updated on: 10 July 2025