From b9cd480f7aeb58e374011eb775004d38c44d0ca3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: drduh Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2018 18:50:54 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Note on keeping backup mounted for 2xkeys. Fix #44 --- README.md | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 6c4a9ce..6fa4ea2 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ Finally, copy files to it: ‘/tmp/tmp.aaiTTovYgo/pubring.gpg~’ -> ‘/mnt/usb/tmp.aaiTTovYgo/pubring.gpg~’ ‘/tmp/tmp.aaiTTovYgo/pubring.gpg’ -> ‘/mnt/usb/tmp.aaiTTovYgo/pubring.gpg’ -Make sure the correct files were copied, then unmount and disconnected the encrypted USB drive: +Keep the backup mounted if you plan on setting up two or more keys (as `keytocard` will [delete](https://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-users/2016-July/056353.html) the local copy on save), otherwise unmount and disconnected the encrypted USB drive: $ sudo umount /mnt/usb $ sudo cryptsetup luksClose encrypted-usb @@ -729,7 +729,9 @@ Some fields are optional: ## Transfer keys -Transferring keys to YubiKey hardware is a one-way operation only, so make sure you've made a backup before proceeding. Previous gpg versions required the 'toggle' command before selecting keys. The currently selected key(s) are indicated with an `*`. When moving keys only one key should be selected at a time. +Transferring keys to YubiKey hardware using `keytocard` is a one-way operation only, so make sure you've made a backup before proceeding. + +Previous gpg versions required the `toggle` command before selecting keys. The currently selected key(s) are indicated with an `*`. When moving keys only one key should be selected at a time. % gpg --edit-key $KEYID