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Ask HN: How do you store private keys?

6 points max_ | 1 comments | 16 May 25 17:34 UTC | HN request time: 0.21s | source

It seems there is no standard proper way to store private keys.

I have been using AGE [0]

And I really don't like the idea of having the keys stored in the home directory in plain text.

There is also a risk of losing the keys if my laptop is damaged or gets stolen.

Is there a proper tool for storing encryption keys?

1. stop50 ◴[16 May 25 17:48 UTC] No.44008078[source]▶
Smartcards + an printed backup in another location.