offline - Added initial section on editing trust levels

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author: [The Tech Prepper]
categories: [cryptography]
tags: [pgp]
copyright: "(C) 2026 The Tech Prepper, LLC"
---
This is an in-progress cheatsheet for performing basic cryptographic
@@ -28,10 +29,7 @@ gpg --list-keys
- Can be revoked or rotated if compromised
- `[SC]` - Sign + Certify
- `[E]` - Encrypt
- Trust levels
- `unknown` - No trust assigned (default)
- `full` - you trust this person to sign other keys
- `ultimate` - Your own key
- `unknown|full|ultimate` - See "Set Trust Levels"
```
gpg --list-secret-keys
@@ -64,3 +62,27 @@ gpg --verify file.sig file.txt
```
gpg --verify file.asc
```
## Set Trust Levels
Here are common trust levels for basic use:
- `unknown` - No trust assigned (default)
- `full` - You trust this person to sign other keys
- `ultimate` - Your own key
Perform the following steps to change the trust level for a key.
1. List the keys and identify the key ID (KEYID).
gpg --list-keys
2. Replace `KEYID` with the key ID to edit.
gpg --edit-key KEYID
3. Type `trust` and press [ENTER].
4. Type the number for the desired trust level and press [ENTER].
5. Type `quit` to exit.