From f2fd859f9cab3360b944a4f9c38e47723352015c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nick Monti Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2021 10:17:24 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Update split-gpg.md --- docs/security/split-gpg.md | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/security/split-gpg.md b/docs/security/split-gpg.md index 7dbd392..9f8ec52 100644 --- a/docs/security/split-gpg.md +++ b/docs/security/split-gpg.md @@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ Subkeys are essentially children keys of the main keypair. The advantage is they [Setup without subkeys](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/split-gpg/#setup-description) -### Create master key +### Create main key Skip to [Create Subkey](#create-subkey) if you already have a key. -In `vault`, create the master keypair, subkeys, and a revocation certificate. +In `vault`, create the main keypair, subkeys, and a revocation certificate. ``` [user@vault ~]$ gpg --full-generate-key @@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ Backup keys and revocation cert, then shred the exported keys: [user@vault ~]$ tar -cf backup_alice_keys.tar alice* [user@vault ~]$ shred -u alice* ``` -The master key is still in the keyring. Export its subkeys in a temp file, delete the master key from the keyring, then import the subkeys. Be sure to delete `subkeys` after importing. +The main key is still in the keyring. Export its subkeys in a temp file, delete the main key from the keyring, then import the subkeys. Be sure to delete `subkeys` after importing. ``` [user@vault ~]$ gpg --export-secret-subkeys alice > subkeys [user@vault ~]$ gpg --delete-secret-key alice