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xmlns:its="http://www.w3.org/2005/11/its"
type="topic" style="task"
id="subkeys-add">
<info>
<link type="guide" xref="pgp-subkeys#more"/>
<revision version="0.1" date="2011-10-23" status="stub"/>
<revision pkgversion="3.9" version="0.1" date="2013-06-28" status="draft"/>
<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>
<desc>Additional subkeys make your master key more secure.</desc>
</info>
<title>Add extra subkeys</title>
<p>You can add extra subkeys to the same master key. You have to choose the
right subkey each time you want to encrypt or sign when you do this.</p>
<steps>
<title>To add extra subkeys to a PGP key:</title>
<item>
<p>Select <gui>GnuPG keys</gui> from the left side panel.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Select the <gui>Personal PGP key</gui> from the list.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Right click on the selected key and select
<guiseq><gui>Properties</gui><gui>Details</gui></guiseq>.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>If the <gui>Subkeys</gui> panel is not expanded, expand it.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Click the <gui style="button">Add</gui> button to add a new
subkey.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Choose the right properties for your key by selecting the
appropriate <gui>Key Type</gui>, <gui>Key Length</gui> and
<gui>Expiration Date</gui> and click <gui style="button">OK</gui>.</p>
</item>
</steps>
<note style="tip">
<p>Always ensure that your subkey expires before your master key since a
subkey is useless when its master key has expired.</p>
</note>
</page>
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