Thursday, April 27, 2023

Re: [new] security/paperkey

On 4/27/23 12:42, Mikhail wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 04, 2023 at 09:10:46AM +0100, Omar Polo wrote:
>> Still ok op@ to import.
> Last ping, last hope...
>
> Information for inst:paperkey-1.6
>
> Comment:
> OpenPGP private key backup utility suitable for printing
>
> Description:
> Due to metadata and redundancy, OpenPGP secret keys are significantly larger
> than just the "secret bits". The secret key contains a complete copy of the
> public key. Since the public key generally doesn't need to be escrowed, only
> archiving the secret parts can be a real advantage.
>
> Paperkey extracts just those secret bytes and prints them. To reconstruct, you
> re-enter those bytes (whether by hand, OCR, QR code, or the like) and paperkey
> can use them to transform your existing public key into a secret key.
>
> Maintainer: The OpenBSD ports mailing-list <ports@openbsd.org>
>
> WWW: https://www.jabberwocky.com/software/paperkey/
committed ty :)

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