tag:gpgtools.tenderapp.com,2011-11-04:/discussions/problems/42770-how-do-i-accessuse-a-gpg-keychain-stored-on-a-usb-stickGPGTools: Discussion 2019-12-13T12:02:14Ztag:gpgtools.tenderapp.com,2011-11-04:Comment/372188812015-06-25T14:16:37Z2015-07-08T17:53:07ZHow do I access/use a GPG keychain stored on a USB stick<div><p>GPG Keychain</p>
<p>I prefer it to access my keyring while it is located on my USB
stick. (Without the need to import the keyring to my Mac.)<br>
My question is: How do I tell GPG where to look for the keyRing and
use the key's from there.</p></div>A.Strotag:gpgtools.tenderapp.com,2011-11-04:Comment/372188812015-07-15T11:32:47Z2015-07-15T11:33:40ZHow do I access/use a GPG keychain stored on a USB stick<div><p>Hi,</p>
<p>do you want the whole keyring on the USB-Stick or only the
secret keys?</p>
<p>I would suggest to only move the secring to the stick.<br>
To do this:<br>
1.) Close GPG Keychain, Mail and every other gpg Application.<br>
2.) Move the file ~/.gnupg/secring.gpg to the USB-Stick.<br>
3.) Add the following lines to ~/.gnupg/gpg.conf<br></p>
<pre>
<code>no-default-keyring
# Change the path in the line below to match the path to your secring.gpg on your USB-Stick.
secret-keyring /USBStick/Path/to/the/secring.gpg</code>
</pre>
<p>With this method, you're able to encrypt anything without your
stick. You need the stick only to decrypt and sign.</p>
<p>Regards, Mento</p></div>Mentotag:gpgtools.tenderapp.com,2011-11-04:Comment/372188812017-04-03T15:48:04Z2017-04-03T15:48:04ZHow do I access/use a GPG keychain stored on a USB stick<div><p>@astro: have you tried following the steps giving in comment #1?</p></div>Steve