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  • Introduction
  • Getting Started
    • ⭕1. Interface
    • ⭕2. PINs
      • About
      • Defaults
      • Change
    • ⭕3. CLI
    • ⭕4. Keys
    • ⭕5. Reset
  • Generate Keys
    • ⭕Introduction
    • ⭕File Extensions
    • ⭕With Yubikey
    • ⭕With Commandline
    • ⭕With Kleopatra
  • IMPORT TO YUBIKEY
    • ⭕With Commandline
    • ⭕With Kleopatra
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Introduction

This section provides a detailed explanation of what GPG keys are and do.

Next1. Interface

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The guides in this book require one device of any in the following categories:

For an in-depth guide on what GPG keys are, and how to generate them, read the .

GPG is a technology / interface on your Yubikey, which stands for GNU Privacy Guard.

This interface allows you to create and store keys on your Yubikey which can be used for many things.

  • Encrypt / Decrypt files using software like or .

  • Sign files with your GPG key to verify you are the person who made them.

  • Encrypt / Decrypt / Sign emails to other people.

  • Sign commits you make with the software Github Desktop or Git.

  • Connect to servers you own with SSH.

    • You can also do this with PIV, but GPG is another method depending on your setup.

Using a module is optional. If none of the above examples interest you, then you can leave PIV alone on your Yubikey.

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