Endpoint Encryption

I have PGP Command Line 10.1 and I was able to license the product and create the key-pair.  Following the instructions I uploaded the public key to PGP's public key server using ths command:

• pgp --keyserver-send myusername --keyserver ldap://keyserver.pgp.com

The response was:

• 0xD343ADE0:keyserver send (0:key uploaded to ldap://keyserver.pgp.com)

I believe that this means that the public key was uploaded.  The documentation recommends I search for this public key to ensure it was uploaded, which I did by typing:

• pgp --keyserver-search 0xD343ADE0 --keyserver ldap://keyserver.pgp.com

The response was:

• ldap://keyserver.pgp.com:keyserver search (2510:unsucccessful search)
• 0 keys found

I am pretty sure that my inquiry syntax was correct because I could search for a random public key.

Does anyone have advice for uploading keys to PGP's public key server?

Hello,

the PGP Global Directory at keyserver.pgp.com requires you to verify the key using an email address before it will be published. See the PGP Global Directory Key Verification Policy at http://keyserver.pgp.com/vkd/VKDVerificationPGPCom.html

So your your case, please add a user ID to the key that contains a valid email address, then upload it again.

 pgp --add-userid <user> --user <newID> --passphrase <pass> 

You will then receive an email from the PGP Global Directory in which you have to follow some simple steps to validate that the key belangs to you and the assigned email address.

Once this step is done your key will be published on the PGP Global Directory for use by all users and you will be able to find it through a --keyserver-search command or through the web interface at http://keyserver.pgp.com

.andi