Create PGP key and get it's public key

README.md

Instructions how to create GPG keys for [email protected] (change with your own business email).

Prerequisites

Install GPG on your machine. See blog from Yubico on how to install GPG.

Creating PGP key

Execute the following command:

gpg --full-generate-key

Use the following options:

• Please select what kind of key you want: RSA and RSA
• What keysize do you want?: 4096
• Please specify how long the key should be valid: 0
• Real name: John Sample
• Email address: [email protected]
• Comment:
• Passphrase: abcde12345

WARNING:

• Change abcde12345 with your own secure passphrase to protect your private key.
• Do not set GPG comment. See MISP.

To export GPG public key to my-pubkey.pgp file:

gpg --output my-pubkey.pgp --armor --export [email protected]

You can now export my-pubkey.pgp to your teams or anyone.