From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.8 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C7394C433DF for ; Wed, 14 Oct 2020 21:34:17 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7787921D7F for ; Wed, 14 Oct 2020 21:34:17 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1730883AbgJNVeO (ORCPT ); Wed, 14 Oct 2020 17:34:14 -0400 Received: from mga09.intel.com ([134.134.136.24]:38647 "EHLO mga09.intel.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1726484AbgJNVeO (ORCPT ); Wed, 14 Oct 2020 17:34:14 -0400 IronPort-SDR: 6gK3BuNwnZiwIetnG8/SVVc+/ykuai45W9kufI16kvlWgJDeyMixQyF7GFl3KcNSLLP7ieBvKP U8hIs0xCYcHg== X-IronPort-AV: E=McAfee;i="6000,8403,9774"; a="166318477" X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="5.77,376,1596524400"; d="scan'208";a="166318477" X-Amp-Result: SKIPPED(no attachment in message) X-Amp-File-Uploaded: False Received: from orsmga004.jf.intel.com ([10.7.209.38]) by orsmga102.jf.intel.com with ESMTP/TLS/ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384; 14 Oct 2020 14:34:11 -0700 IronPort-SDR: rOHH2s/plb6wYNVJ8lblp0P0nyOJJnYBb7ixCTLY+e+2L7+qNHQyYNq+XYXAl1NgTytfMdl60x Qv6jLZWB5+Pw== X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="5.77,376,1596524400"; d="scan'208";a="464034099" Received: from wydrak-mobl.ger.corp.intel.com (HELO localhost) ([10.249.35.67]) by orsmga004-auth.jf.intel.com with ESMTP/TLS/ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384; 14 Oct 2020 14:34:08 -0700 Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2020 00:34:06 +0300 From: Jarkko Sakkinen To: Konstantin Ryabitsev Cc: "Alexander A. Klimov" , Miguel Ojeda , linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Backing up the PGP master key Message-ID: <20201014213406.GA7622@linux.intel.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Organization: Intel Finland Oy - BIC 0357606-4 - Westendinkatu 7, 02160 Espoo Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Konstantin, writing to you based on 'git blame' :-) The maintainer guide recommends using paperkey for the PGP master key, which is a prefectly sane method. I was just wondering that isn't a backup to a USB stick a reasonable option? E.g. get a few USB sticks (new, unweared), store your master key to each of them and put to safe. /Jarkko