X-Git-Url: https://codewiz.org/gitweb?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2FREADME;h=3be3c72c133c4c57ecd58d33b7484bafbfbbcd23;hb=fbee321a26337a1d1a8b4c5773d24cbad00018d7;hp=13dd5af6295ec85843464d430cc3bfa7a1ffdc44;hpb=3c5f35ded58ddf5c29aff0e5d0b2162c2223ec05;p=monkeysphere.git diff --git a/doc/README b/doc/README index 13dd5af..3be3c72 100644 --- a/doc/README +++ b/doc/README @@ -2,15 +2,16 @@ Monkeysphere User README ======================== You don't have to be an OpenSSH or OpenPGP expert to use the -Monkeysphere. However, you should be comfortable using secure shell and -you should already have GnuPG installed and an OpenPGP key pair before -you begin. +Monkeysphere. However, you should be comfortable using secure shell +(ssh), and you should already have GnuPG installed and an OpenPGP key +pair before you begin. As a regular user on a system where the monkeysphere package is installed, you probably want to do a few things: -Keeping your keyring up-to-date -------------------------------- + +Keep your keyring up-to-date +---------------------------- Regularly refresh your GnuPG keyring from the keyservers. This can be done with a simple cronjob. An example of crontab line to do this is: @@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ can establish that they are setup correctly. The remaining steps will complete the second half: allow servers to verify you based on your OpenPGP key. + Setting up an OpenPGP authentication key ---------------------------------------- @@ -82,6 +84,7 @@ gpg --list-secret-keys The first line (starting with sec) will include your key length followed by the type of key (e.g. 1024D) followed by a slash and then your keyid. + Using your OpenPGP authentication key for SSH --------------------------------------------- @@ -105,6 +108,7 @@ key to your ssh agent by running: FIXME: using the key with a single session? + Miscellaneous -------------