In order to send or receive encrypted messages, the functions for administering keys are typically not required. Those functions can be used for the following requirements though:
You want to use your Guard PGP keys in other e-mail clients, e.g.: in local e-mail clients.
You have PGP keys from other PGP applications. You want to use those keys in Guard.
You have an external partner's public key. In order to read encrypted messages from this external partner without having to access a key server, you want to import the partner's public key into Guard.
You want to provide your public key to a recipient in order to give the latter read access to your encrypted messages without the need to access a key server.
How to open the page for administering your keys:
Click the
icon on the right side of the menu bar. Click the menu item.Select the entry in the side bar. Click on .
Enable
.How to download your public key:
In the settings, open the page for administering the keys.
Click on Your Keys.
belowHow to send your public key by E-Mail:
In the settings, open the page for administering the keys.
Click on Your Keys.
belowHow to add a new key to your keys:
In the settings, open the page for administering the keys.
Click the Your Key list below Your Keys. The Adding Keys window opens.
icon next toYou have the following options:
To add a private key, click on Upload Private Keys window opens.
. Select a file containing a private key. TheTo upload the new key, enter your Guard security password. Enter a new password for the new key.
To add a public key, click on
. Select a file containing a public key.To create a new key pair, click on Create Guard Security Keys window opens.
. TheEnter a password for the new key. Confirm the password.
The new key consists of a master key and a corresponding subkey.
The new key will be entered on top of your key list. The new key becomes the current key.
How to make a key the current one:
You can use this function if your key list contains more than one master key and subkey. From now on, the current key will be used for encryption.
In the settings, open the page for administering the keys.
Below Your Key List, click the checkbox next to a key below . When turning a master key into the current key, the corresponding subkey will be marked as current too, and vice versa.
How to show a key's details:
You can get details for the keys. A key's details are especially useful for users with PGP knowledge.
In the settings, open the page for administering the keys.
Click the Key Details window opens. To view the key's signatures, click on .
icon . TheHow to delete a key:
In the settings, open the page for administering the keys.
Click the Delete Private Key window opens.
icon . TheThe following options are available:
To revoke a private key, click on
.Enter the password for the private key. If required, select a reason for revoking the key.
Click on
.In order to delete a private key, click on
.Enter the password for the private key.
Click the
button.When deleting a master key, the corresponding subkey will be deleted too.
How to download your private key:
Caution: Downloading a private key to your local machine can be a security risk. Make sure that no other person can get access to your private key.
In the settings, open the page for administering the keys.
Click the Your Keys.
icon next to a key in the private key list belowHow to add an additional E-Mail account to a key:
When adding additional user IDs to a key, you can use the key for multiple E-Mail accounts.
In the settings, open the page for administering the keys.
Click the Add User ID window opens.
icon . TheEnter a name for the user ID. Enter the E-Mail address that you want to use for this key.
Enter your password for this key.
Click on
.How to upload an external partner's public key:
In the settings, open the page for administering the keys.
Click the
icon . Select a file containing a public key.Parent topic: Guard Settings