Cloning nonvariant PGP keys by using the Upload flow

You can clone a nonvariant PGP key by using the Upload flow.

About this task

For cloning, refer to the following procedure.

Procedure

  1. From the PGP keys list page, select a PGP key to clone.
    The PGP key details page opens.
  2. From the Production or CTE tab, select a version of the PGP key you want to clone.
    The Clone key action is unavailable until you select a PGP key version previously deployed. The action also remains unavailable when you select the latest deployed version of the PGP key.
  3. After you select a PGP key version that you want to clone, click Clone key.
  4. Optional: On the Clone PGP key modal, enter the reason for cloning the PGP key in the Reason for cloning (optional) text field.
  5. Click Clone.
    Clicking Clone creates and deploys a cloned version of the PGP key to both the CTE and production environments.
    A new version of the PGP key is now created. The status of the PGP key is changed from Final to Work in progress. You can view the information on the banner.
  6. Optional: On the CTE configurations page, edit the PGP key description by using the Description (optional) text field.
  7. Optional: If you want to upload a new PGP public key, click Upload a new key.
  8. Click Deploy to CTE.
  9. To test your PGP key on a connection, select the Yes check box.
  10. Click Continue to production.
    You can view information on the banner.
  11. Optional: On the Production configurations page, repeat steps 6 and 7.
  12. To deploy the new PGP key version to production, click Deploy to production.
    The new PGP key version is now live and has the Live in production tag. The status of the key changes from Work in progress to Final. And the lock icon changes from Unlock to Lock to indicate that the PGP key is ready to be locked by another user.