Paperkey question

[Ian Hill]

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David

Can you explain the instructions, do you just add the octets to the end
of the public key.  Is this the same with multiple subkeys.

David Shaw wrote:
> On Feb 8, 2009, at 5:48 AM, Ian Hill wrote:
> 
>> I have a question about paperkey, bearing in mind that this application
>> may not always be available can one restore the secret key just using
>> the printed paperkey and the public key from keyservers manually.
> 
> Yes, you can.  That was one of the design goals in paperkey.  I wanted
> to avoid the need for a program that may not be readily available when
> you need it.  Paperkey automatically prints out instructions on how to
> restore the key.  It's easier, of course, to use paperkey to do the
> work, but in a pinch you can do it by hand.
> 
> David
> 


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