Generate Your Own Key Pair

2. Generate the Key Pair

From wija version 0.07, you can generate your key pair using the "Key Rings" feature of wija.
Go to "Key" menu -> "Generate Key Pair..." from the Key Rings window.

Follow these steps to generate your key pair.

Execute the following from a terminal or command prompt window ("$" is a prompt, which may differ in your environment).
```
$ gpg --gen-key
```
- gen-key stands for GENerate a KEY pair.
- Options appear on the type of keys you would like to generate.
  - DSA and ElGamal by default.
Select the type of keys. If you would like to select the default value, just press the return key¹.
- Options appear on the bit-length of the key to be used for encryption.
  - 1024 bits by default.
Select the bit-length. The longer, the safer, but if you would like to select the default value, just press the return key.
- Options appear on the expiration of the key pair.
  - The key does not expire by default.
Select how they expires (or not). If you would like to select the default value, just press the return key.
- You will be asked to confirm your choice, to which you will answer by y (YES) or n (NO).
- You will then be asked to enter your user ID.
Enter your user ID.
- You will be asked to enter your Real Name, E-mail Address and Comment.
- Options appear asking whether to edit, continue (OK) or quit.
- If necessary, enter the initial letter (N, C, E) of the item you would like to edit.
- If there is no need to edit, enter O for OK.
- You will be asked to enter the passphrase.
Enter the passphrase you have decided.
- You will be asked to retype it.
  - This is to detect mistyping.
- If the two passphrases match, a random number generation starts so that a unique key pair is generated.
You may want to help generation of a random number.
- Type, move your pointing device, or open files, at will.
- Key generation will be completed.

¹	The return key is typically marked "Enter" or "return".