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Quick GPG note where I may find it.
To create an Ed25519 key, or whatever will be the default version in the
future as defined by your GPG version:
```
gpg2 --quick-gen-key address@domain.example future-default
```
Note the keyid and edit it
```
gpg2 --edit-key KEYID
adduid # here fill your name and details as asked
1 # to select the uid the first command generated
deluid # to delete the uid which doesn't contain your name
save
```
Then you are ready to publish the public key however you generally publish
it, preferably in multiple places from where some recognise revokation
certificates if the time ever comes.
NOTE: You can extend the expiry time of an expired gpg signature by issuing
the `expire` command in `--edit-key` and the key is valid again when the
update is reimported to gpg keyrings by other people.
Keybase note: To publish the key `keybase pgp select --multi` (where multi
is required for multiple PGP keys per account and to submit changes to it,
`keybase pgp update --all` (where --all is again necessary only if you have
multiple keys).
* * * * *
Claws-mail note that is somewhat related.
Debian: `sudo apt install claws-mail claws-mail-address-keeper claws-mail-attach-warner claws-mail-gdata-plugin claws-mail-pgpinline claws-mail-pgpmime claws-mail-smime-plugin`
Load plugins from Configuration (menu) --> Plugins --> Load, they are all
somewhere in `/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/claws-mail/plugins` or similar path.
It wants to read `~/.signature` which I have like:
```
Mikaela Suomalainen
https://mikaela.info/
69FF 455A 869F 9031 A691 E0F1 9939 2F62 BAE3 0723
```
My other hats have like:
```
Mikaela Suomalainen
position, where, wwwpage
email address
xxx xxx xxxx
C69C B030 AECD C8A4 2301 D6B8 DC18 9FE6 FA9B D685
```
Note the empty line in the end, as PGP/INLINE is the way to sign emails,
it the PGP signature comes after it and in my opinion looks a bit cleaner
with the signature ending to an empty line.
* * * * *
Setting up GPG WKD (Web Key Directory), mostly stripped/adjusted from
https://keyserver.mattrude.com/guides/web-key-directory/
Requires a control over domain/.well-known and email under that domain.
1. cd into site root
2. `mkdir -p .well-known/openpgpkey/hu`
3. `touch .well-known/openpgpkey/policy`
4. `gpg --list-keys --with-wkd `
5. `gpg --no-armor --export > .well-known/openpgpkey/hu/`
6. repeat 5. for `+git` address and similar if applicable
7. in Jekyll `_config.yml` ensure existence of `include: [.well-known]` if
applicable.
8. deploy
9. test with `gpg -v --auto-key-locate clear,wkd,nodefault --locate-key email@example.net`
NOTE: The empty `policy` goes to the `openpgpkey` directory, not `hu` (I
initially failed at this part)
NOTE: only one key/WKD/email.