From 1eda87d5fb4cdec210751872ed5e54b80f07e290 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kevin Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2015 12:44:57 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Formatting updates Minor formatting updates to add actual URLs to the dependencies and a few other tweaks. --- README.md | 15 ++++++++------- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 7080927..8963ec6 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -# Paper Backups of Ascii PGP Keys +# Easy Paper Backups of Ascii PGP Keys Shell scripts to convert between ascii armor PGP keys and QR codes for paper backup. @@ -6,25 +6,26 @@ After exporting your private keys in ascii armor format, you can use the scripts in this project to convert them to PNG images that can be printed and archived. This is ever so slightly easier than printing the ascii key directly and using OCR -software to recreate the key. +software to recreate the key files. ## Dependencies This project depends on a couple libraries that come with applicatons that are called by these scripts. - libqrencode (http://fukuchi.org/works/qrencode/) - zbar (http://zbar.sourceforge.net) +1. [libqrencode](http://fukuchi.org/works/qrencode/) +2. [zbar](http://zbar.sourceforge.net) ## Export keys From GPG -To export keys from GPG use one of these commands: +There are several good guides on the web about managing GPG keys and creating backups. +The quick version is to use one of these commands: gpg --armor --export > pgp-public-keys.asc gpg --armor --export-secret-keys > pgp-private-keys.asc gpg --armor --gen-revoke [your key ID] > pgp-revocation.asc -*NOTE* Be sure to securely remove your private and revocation keys once they +**NOTE** Be sure to securely remove your private and revocation keys once they are correctly backed up. This can be done from the command line with either the 'srm' tool on Max OS X or with 'shred' on Linux. @@ -67,6 +68,6 @@ To import keys into GPG use one of these commands: gpg --import pgp-public-keys.asc gpg --import pgp-private-keys.asc -*NOTE* Be sure to securely remove your private and revocation keys once they +**NOTE** Be sure to securely remove your private and revocation keys once they are correctly backed up. This can be done from the command line with either the 'srm' tool on Max OS X or with 'shred' on Linux.