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The key rings window lets you operate on GnuPG key rings.

[Key Rings Window]

[Trust]
  • Shows how far the peer corresponding to the public key can be trusted in verifying the genuineness of public keys and sign them, in the following colors and the number of balls.
    [ [gray-?] Trust undefined]
    • Trust cannot be defined because you do not know the peer well.
    [ [3 blues] Ultimately trusted]
    • The owner of the key is yourself.
    [ [2 greens] Fully trusted]
    • The peer has the knowledge of PGP which he or she can correctly use, and therefore is fully trusted.
    [ [yellow] Marginally trusted]
    • The peer has some knowledge of PGP, but you are unsure if he or she can use it correctly.
    [ [red] Not trusted]
    • You know that the peer cannot be trusted.
[Name]
  • The name included in the public key user ID.
[E-mail]
  • The e-mail address included in the public key user ID.
[Validity]
  • Shows the degree of validity of the public key in the following colors and the number of balls.
    [ [gray-?] Validity undefined]
    • There is no trusted signature on the key.
    [ [3 blues] Ultimately valid]
    • The key is yours.
    [ [2 greens] Fully valid]
    • There are enough trusted signatures on the key.
    [ [yellow] Marginally valid]
    • There are not enough trusted signatures on the key.
    [ [2 reds-check] Disabled]
    • You have temporarily disabled the key.
    [ [2 reds-clock] Expired]
    • The key has been expired.
    [ [3 reds] Revoked]
    • The key has been revoked.
[ID]
  • The number to identify the key.
  • Includes letters between A and F as it is expressed in hexadecimal.
[Date]
  • The date the key pair was created.

Double-clicking on the key will let the following window appear to show the information of the key.

[Key Information Window]