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[[creating-gpg-keys-kde]]
= Creating GPG Keys Using the KDE Desktop
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. Start the KGpg program from the main menu by selecting menu:Applications[Utilities > KGpg].
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If you have never used KGpg before, the program walks you through the process of creating your own GPG keypair.
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. Enter your name, email address, and an optional comment in the dialog box that appears prompting you to create a new key pair.
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You can also choose an expiration time for your key, as well as the key strength (number of bits) and algorithms.
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. Enter your passphrase in the next dialog box.
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At this point, your key appears in the main KGpg window.
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To find your GPG key ID, look in the _ID_ column next to the newly created key.
In most cases, if you are asked for the key ID, you should prepend `0x` to the last 8 characters of the key ID, as in `0x6789ABCD`.
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Now see <<backup-gpg-keys-kde>>.