Passwords and Keys Introduction — Use Passwords and Keys to create and manage PGP and SSH keys and to save passwords that are difficult to remember. Key Concepts and Terms — Learn terms and concepts that are relevant to managing passwords and keys. SSH Keys Create a new SSH key — Create SSH keys to log in to other computers. Connect to other computers — Use SSH keys to log in to another computer without entering a password. Export SSH keys — Export your public and private SSH keys to store them in keyfiles. Import SSH keys — Import SSH keys from keyfiles into Passwords and Keys. SSH key creation and setup — How do I create a new SSH key and set it up? Securely back-up your keys — Keep a copy of your keys in an external device. PGP keys Create PGP keys — Create and use GnuPG keys for encrypting and signing emails. What is a subkey? — A subkey is always bound to a master key in a PGP keypair. It is used for encryption. Add a keyserver — Make additions to the list of keyservers in Passwords and Keys Attach a photo to your key — Include a photo ID with your existing keys so that people can identify them easily. Change the expiration date of your keys — Advance or postpone the expiration date of your keys. Delete an existing key — Delete local copies of your keys or the keys of people you communicate with. Export PGP keys — Export your public and private PGP keys to store them in keyfiles. Import PGP keys — Import keys from keyfiles into Passwords and Keys. Retrieve remote keys — If you want to send an urgent encrypted message to someone, but do not have their key, you can retrieve their key from a remote key server. Securely back-up your keys — Keep a copy of your keys in an external device. Share your public keys — Publish your public keys on key servers, or export and mail them to your friends. Sign keys — If you trust a key, you can sign it. Synchronize your keys — Synchronize information present in your local key with the corresponding key on a key server. What happens if my key expires? — Can I still use it? Can expiration dates be changed? What is a user ID? — Create keys with good user IDs and learn to add and remove user IDs. Stored passwords and password keyrings Create a new keyring — Use password keyrings to group stored passwords. Change the default keyring — Save new passwords to a different keyring by default. Lock your keyrings — Lock and password protect your password keyrings to control access to the passwords stored in them. Store your passwords — Passwords and keys can remember your passwords for you. Unlock your keyrings — To view passwords stored inside a locked keyring, unlock it. Update the keyring password — Keep updating the passwords to your keyrings to ensure that they are protected well. View stored passwords — Check a stored password which you have forgotten.
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