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This document explains in detail how to obtain a GPG key using common Fedora utilities. It also provides information on managing your key as a Fedora contributor.
Creating GPG Keys
Creating GPG keys using the GNOME desktop
Install the Seahorse utility, which makes GPG key management easier.
Select menu:Activities[Software].
Click the _Search_ button and enter the name 'Seahorse'.
Click the Seahorse package and click btn:[Install] to add the software. You can also install Seahorse using the command line with the command `sudo dnf install seahorse`.
To create a key:
Select menu:Activities[Passwords and Encryption Keys], which starts the application Seahorse.
At the top left hand corner, click the menu:Plus Button[GPG Key].
Type your full name, email address, and an optional comment describing who you are (e.g.: John C. Smith, jsmith@example.com, The Man).
Click btn:[Create].
Choose a passphrase that is strong but also easy to remember in the dialog that is displayed.
Click btn:[OK] and the key is created.
Now see <<backup-gpg-keys-gnome>>.
Creating GPG Keys Using the KDE Desktop
Start the KGpg program from the main menu by selecting menu:Applications[Utilities > KGpg]. If you have never used KGpg before, the program walks you through the process of creating your own GPG keypair.
Enter your name, email address, and an optional comment in the dialog box that appears prompting you to create a new key pair. You can also choose an expiration time for your key, as well as the key strength (number of bits) and algorithms.
Enter your passphrase in the next dialog box. At this point, your key appears in the main KGpg window.
To find your GPG key ID, look in the _ID_ column next to the newly created key. In most cases, if you are asked for the key ID, you should prepend `0x` to the last 8 characters of the key ID, as in `0x6789ABCD`.
Now see <<backup-gpg-keys-kde>>.
Creating GPG Keys Using the Command Line
Use the following shell command:
gpg --full-generate-key
This command generates a key pair that consists of a public and a private key. Other people use your public key to authenticate and/or decrypt your communications. Distribute your *public* key as widely as possible, especially to people who you know will want to receive authentic communications from you, such as a mailing list.
Press the kbd:[Enter] key to assign a default value if desired. The first prompt asks you to select what kind of key you prefer:
Please select what kind of key you want:
(1) RSA and RSA (default)
(2) DSA and Elgamal
(3) DSA (sign only)
(4) RSA (sign only)
(14) Existing key from card
Your selection?
In almost all cases, the default is the correct choice. A RSA/RSA key allows you not only to sign communications, but also to encrypt files.
Choose the key size:
RSA keys may be between 1024 and 4096 bits long.
What keysize do you want? (3072)
Again, the default is sufficient for almost all users, and represents an _extremely_ strong level of security.

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