[seahorse/wip/userdocs: 44/420] Edited key-subkeys.page
- From: Ekaterina Gerasimova <egerasimov src gnome org>
- To: commits-list gnome org
- Cc:
- Subject: [seahorse/wip/userdocs: 44/420] Edited key-subkeys.page
- Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2014 17:03:10 +0000 (UTC)
commit 3f5bcbe94388d13a71dcaa6ea60703333125f353
Author: Aruna Sankaranarayanan <arunasank src gnome org>
Date: Tue Jul 2 17:56:20 2013 +0530
Edited key-subkeys.page
Turned page into a landing page.
help/C/key-subkeys.page | 91 ++++-------------------------------------------
1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 84 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/help/C/key-subkeys.page b/help/C/key-subkeys.page
index 3bab67d..e234deb 100644
--- a/help/C/key-subkeys.page
+++ b/help/C/key-subkeys.page
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
- type="topic" style="task"
+ type="guide" style="task"
id="key-subkeys">
<info>
<link type="guide" xref="learn-about-keys" group="second"/>
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@
<p>Though it is very important to keep your keys safe, it can become quite
tedious to do so when you have many keys. <app>Passwords and Keys</app>
- provides a simple solution to key safety by using special keys called
- <em>subkeys</em> for signing and encryption.</p>
+ provides a simple solution to key safety by using <em>subkeys</em> for
+ signing and encryption.</p>
- <p>Whenever you create a new public encryption key, a <em>key pair</em> is
+ <p>Whenever you create a new public encryption key, a <em>keypair</em> is
generated instead of a single key. This keypair consists of a main key, also
called the <em>master key</em>, which can only sign, and a <em>subkey</em>
for encryption and decryption. Additional subkeys can be created for signing.
@@ -47,84 +47,7 @@
</item>
</list>
-<section id ="check">
- <title>Examine your keypair</title>
-
- <p>You can check the contents of a keypair to see the properties of a
- subkey.</p>
-
- <steps>
- <title>To see all the <em>subkeys</em> in a keypair:</title>
- <item>
- <p>Select the <em>GnuPG keypair</em> of your choice from the list.</p>
- </item>
- <item>
- <p>Right click on the key chosen in the previous step and select
- <guiseq><gui>Properties</gui><gui>Details</gui></guiseq>.</p>
- </item>
- <item>
- <p>If the <gui>Subkeys</gui> section is not expanded, expand
- it.</p>
- </item>
- <item>
- <p>Out of the two keys listed, the first one is your master key and
- all the other keys that follow it are your subkeys.</p>
- <note style="bug">
- <p>This is a bug. When you create a new public cryptography key and
- check the <gui>Subkeys</gui> section, you will see two subkeys listed
- even though only one is created by default. This is because
- <app>Passwords and Keys</app> lists all the keys in the keypair in
- the <gui>Subkeys</gui> section instead of listing only the subkeys.
- So, the master key is also listed under <gui>Subkeys</gui> even
- though it is not one.</p>
- </note>
- </item>
- </steps>
-
- <note style="info">
- <p><app>Passwords and Keys</app> stores your keypairs under
- <gui>GnnuPG Keys</gui> if you have enabled the
- <guiseq><gui style="menu">View</gui>
- <gui style="menuitem">By Keyring</gui></guiseq> option. While signing, you
- only need to select the keypair, <app>Passwords and Keys</app>
- automatically chooses the master key for signing.</p>
- </note>
-
-</section>
-
-<section id="add">
- <title>Add extra <em>subkeys</em></title>
-
- <p>You can have additional subkeys for the same master key. You have to
- choose the right subkey each time you want to encrypt or sign when you do
- this.</p>
-
- <steps>
- <title>To add extra subkeys:</title>
- <item>
- <p>Select the <em>GnuPG keypair</em> of your choice from the list.</p>
- </item>
- <item>
- <p>Right click on the key chosen in the previous step and select
- <guiseq><gui>Properties</gui><gui>Details</gui></guiseq>.</p>
- </item>
- <item>
- <p>If the <gui>Subkeys</gui> section is not expanded, expand it.</p>
- </item>
- <item>
- <p>Click the <gui style="button">Add</gui>button to add a new subkey.</p>
- </item>
- <item>
- <p>Choose the right properties for your key by selecting the
- appropriate <gui>Key Type</gui>, <gui>Key Length</gui> and
- <gui>Expiration Date</gui> and click <gui style="button">OK</gui>.</p>
- <note style="info">
- <p>Always ensure that your subkey does not expire after your master
- key since a subkey is useless when its master key has expired.</p>
- </note>
- </item>
- </steps>
-
-</section>
-
+ <section id="more" style="2column">
+ <title>More about subkeys</title>
+ </section>
</page>
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