Subkeys

[Wiktor Kwapisiewicz]

Hi Roland,

I don't know if you have some specific questions but the Debian wiki
page about Subkeys is nice: https://wiki.debian.org/Subkeys

tl;dr version is primary/subkey setup lets you have your primary key
completely offline and use subkeys for daily work. If something bad
happens to a subkey (e.g. compromise) you can use primary key to revoke it.

There are 4 flags for key usage: C - Certify (for primary keys), S -
signing, E - encryption and A - authentication (e.g. SSH).

Kind regards,
Wiktor

> Dear GnuPG
> 
> As a user of GPG4Win, is there any explanation in the compendium about
> the meaning and use of subkeys (I cannot find anything about that matter
> in the The Gpg4win Compendium 3.0.0)
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> 
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