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Obtaining PGP Keys from Other PGP Applications

If you have been using another PGP application, you have already established a keyring.

You can use these keys in MOVEit Automation by exporting them from the other PGP application and then importing them into MOVEit Automation. Exporting the keys does not remove them from the original application. You can continue to use them with the old application.

This topic includes instructions for:

See also: Importing PGP Keys into MOVEit Automation

Exporting from GNU Privacy Guard

To export a single public key from GnuPG, use a command line like:

gpg -a --export "Fred Smith" >fredsmith-public-key.asc

To export all public keys from GnuPG, use a command line like:

gpg -a --export >all-public-keys.asc

To export a single private key from GnuPG, use a command line like:

gpg -a --export-secret-keys "Fred Smith" >fredsmith-private-key.asc

To export all private keys from GnuPG, use a command line like:

gpg -a --export-secret-keys >all-private-keys.asc

Note: unlike some other applications, GnuPG does not export the public key when it exports the private key. To export both the private key and the public key for a user, use a sequence like:

gpg -a --export "Fred Smith" >fredsmith-both.asc gpg -a --export-secret-keys "Fred Smith" >>fredsmith-both.asc

Exporting from PGP® Command LIne from Symantec®

To export a single public key from PGP, use a command line like:

pgp --export "Mary Jones" --output maryjones-public-key.asc

To export a single public/private keypair from PGP, use a command line like:

pgp --export-key-pair "Mary Jones" --output maryjones-both.asc

There is not a single PGP Command Line command that will export all keys.