Teemu Likonen wrote: > delop...@gmail.com [2018-09-30 01:09:05+02] wrote: > >> A key is associated with identity -> the email. With the sub keys you >> can add more identities. > > No. OpenPGP key's user id's (name, comment, email) are with the public > master key, not with subkeys. >
OK, sorry for adding the sub there - one couldadd more identities to the key and sign/encrypt with the key >> Still to encrypt you need the private key. > > No. To encrypt you need recipients' public keys which have an encryption > capability [E]. Usually there is an encryption subkey. To decrypt you > need the secret key which is associated with the public [E] key that was > used to encrypt. Here is something I do not get - to encrypt I am asked for password - I guess it is for my secret key, no?
