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10.2 Exporting the Public Key
After generating your key pair, make the public key available to other
users. This enables them to use it to encrypt or sign the messages or files
they send you. To make the public key available for others, select
. The dialog that opens offers four options:
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Your public key is sent to a recipient of your choice by e-mail. If you
activate this option and confirm with , the dialog
for creating a new e-mail message with KMail appears. Enter the recipient
and click . The recipient receives your key and
can then send you encrypted contents.
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You can place your public key here before continuing to process it.
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To make your public key available to a wide audience, export it to one
of the key servers on the Internet. For more information, refer to
Section 10.4,
The Key Server Dialog.
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If you prefer to distribute your key as a file on a data medium instead
of sending it by e-mail, click this option, confirm or change the file
path and name, and click .
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