bootstrap-gpg.md

gpg

Bootstrapping your terminal with gpg and keybase

# install gnu gpg suite; for example, on OSX you can run
brew cask install gpg-suite

You should now have an executable /usr/local/MacGPG2/bin/gpg2 but you need to instruct git to use that for gpgrelated functionality. You do that by editing ~/.gitconfig and adding

[gpg]
    program = /usr/local/MacGPG2/bin/gpg2

FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS IN https://github.com/pstadler/keybase-gpg-github (local copy). Use Method 2 in Optional: In case you're prompted to enter the password every time.

NOTE keybase is recommended for its simplicity and convenience but it is really optional.

# download the keybase app; for example, on OSX you can run
brew cask install keybase

# set up a keybase account, proofs and a gpg key

# import keybase key into gpg suite's keychain
keybase pgp export | gpg --import
keybase pgp export --secret | gpg --import --allow-secret-key-import

Search for a key in keybase and import it

keybase search <recipient>
curl https://keybase.io/<keybase_username>/key.asc | gpg --import -

Search for a key on a pgp server and import it

NOTE recipient = an email or a gpg key id

gpg --search-keys <recipient>
gpg --recv <recipient-key-id>