| To generate a public and private key:
1. Click on the "Manage OpenPGP Keys" button at your control panel.
2. Click on the "Add Key" link.
3. Enter your name, email address, and nickname in the Your Name, Your Email, and Comment/NickName fields.
4. Enter the password for the key in the Key Password field.
5. Enter the expiry date for the key in the Expiry Date field. You can suffix the entered number with the following:
- y = year
- m = month
- w = week
- d = day
6. Choose the size of the key that you want to generate in the Key Size field. 1024 bytes is a common size.
7. Click on the "Generate Key" button. Note that it may take a few minutes to generate the key, depending on its size. |
