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xmlns:its="http://www.w3.org/2005/11/its"
type="topic" style="task"
id="misc-key-backup">
<info>
<link type="guide" xref="index#pgp-keys"/>
<link type="guide" xref="index#ssh-keys"/>
<revision pkgversion="3.14" date="2014-10-06" status="review"/>
<include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
<credit type="author copyright">
<name>Aruna Sankaranarayanan</name>
<email its:translate="no">aruna.evam@gmail.com</email>
<years>2013</years>
</credit>
<credit type="editor copyright">
<name>Hashem Nasarat</name>
<email its:translate="no">hashem@riseup.net</email>
<years>2014</years>
</credit>
<desc>Keep a copy of your keys in an external device.</desc>
</info>
<title>Securely back-up your keys</title>
<p>It is always advisable to save a copy of your keys on an external memory
device like a USB drive. The device should then be kept locked or stored
somewhere safe. This way you will always have a copy of the key if your
computer breaks or if the data on your computer is corrupted in some way.</p>
<steps>
<title>To back-up your keys:</title>
<item>
<p>Export your key files:</p>
<steps>
<item><p><link xref="pgp-export">Export your PGP keys</link>.</p></item>
<item><p><link xref="ssh-export">Export your SSH keys</link>.</p></item>
</steps>
</item>
<item>
<p>Copy the exported files on an external disk.</p>
</item>
</steps>
</page>