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Use existing gpg key? #5

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vikasrawal opened this issue Apr 17, 2019 · 1 comment
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Use existing gpg key? #5

vikasrawal opened this issue Apr 17, 2019 · 1 comment

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vikasrawal commented Apr 17, 2019

Can't I use my existing gnupg key? Why create a new pair?

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Hello @vikasrawal. Unfortunately you cannot import an existing gpg key.
I have not actually checked if this is easy to add (including error handling, checking if the key is OK etc.). I can keep this issue open to track this feature request.

Always creating a new pair in each client (chromium/firefox/android) can be considered more secure: if you ever lose a device you can simply revoke the key on your server that is specific to that device. You wouldn't have to reissue a new key to all devices that share this key.

Between clients there can also be a difference in what is supported. For example, a key generated in chromium/firefox would not work on android due to limitations in the available software and I believe the same goes if that key was generated with default parameters on your linux server.

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