key file extension

[Dmitri Vassilenko]

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Brian V Bonini wrote:

| Is there any sort of naming convention on place for key files?
| I see all sorts of sutff, xxx.txt, xxx.gpg, xxx.pgp, xxx.asc

It really depends on the type of the file. .txt and .asc are for ASCII
files (armored). .gpg and .pgp are for binaries.

I don't think there is a fixed rule about this. .txt and .asc are the
most common, I believe. I use .asc because of its integration with PGP.

Hope this helps.

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Dmitri Vassilenko

OpenPGP-key located at
http://biglumber.com/Keys/pubkey.77B11071761187FA.Dmitri_Vassilenko.asc
OpenPGP Fingerprint: 4023 5A66 2914 300F 0A5D  E056 77B1 1071 7611 87FA

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