Keyrings & Keyservers

• Keyrings

• • Secret keyring

• Used to hold secret keys (used for decryption and signing).

• Needs to be protected (secured) at all times.

  • Will have one to few keys.
  • Is not shared.
  • Public keyring

• Used to hold public keys (used for encryption and signature verification).

• Will grow as more public keys are imported.

  • Can be freely shared.