====== raise trust level ====== To raise own key trust level: $ gpg --edit-key user@example.com Secret key is available. sec rsa3072/XXXXXXXXXXX created: XXXX-XX-XX expires: XXXX-XX-XX usage: SC trust: unknown validity: unknown ssb rsa3072/XXXXXXX created: XXXX-XX-XX expires: XXXX-XX-XX usage: E [ unknown] (1). User gpg> trust sec rsa3072/XXXXXXXXXXX created: XXXX-XX-XX expires: XXXX-XX-XX usage: SC trust: unknown validity: unknown ssb rsa3072/XXXXXXX created: XXXX-XX-XX expires: XXXX-XX-XX usage: E [ unknown] (1). User Please decide how far you trust this user to correctly verify other users' keys (by looking at passports, checking fingerprints from different sources, etc.) 1 = I don't know or won't say 2 = I do NOT trust 3 = I trust marginally 4 = I trust fully 5 = I trust ultimately m = back to the main menu Your decision? 5 Do you really want to set this key to ultimate trust? (y/N) y sec rsa3072/XXXXXXXXXXX created: XXXX-XX-XX expires: XXXX-XX-XX usage: SC trust: ultimate validity: unknown ssb rsa3072/XXXXXXX created: XXXX-XX-XX expires: XXXX-XX-XX usage: E [ unknown] (1). User Please note that the shown key validity is not necessarily correct unless you restart the program. gpg> CTRL+D