Merge tag 'docs-4.16-2' of git://git.lwn.net/linux

e03ab6c4 · Linus Torvalds <[email protected]> · 2018-02-07 09:42:59 -08:00

Pull more documentation updates from Jonathan Corbet:
 "A few late-arriving fixes, along with Konstantin's PGP document that
  had no reason to wait another cycle"

* tag 'docs-4.16-2' of git://git.lwn.net/linux:
  Documentation/process: tweak pgp maintainer guide
  Documentation/admin-guide: fixes for thunderbolt.rst
  Documentation: mips: Update AU1xxx_IDE Kconfig dependencies
  Fix broken link in Documentation/process/kernel-docs.rst
  Documentation/process: kernel maintainer PGP guide

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diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/thunderbolt.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/thunderbolt.rst
index 9b55952..9948ec3 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/thunderbolt.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/thunderbolt.rst
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
 =============
 The interface presented here is not meant for end users. Instead there
 should be a userspace tool that handles all the low-level details, keeps
-database of the authorized devices and prompts user for new connections.
+a database of the authorized devices and prompts users for new connections.
 
 More details about the sysfs interface for Thunderbolt devices can be
 found in ``Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-thunderbolt``.
 
 Those users who just want to connect any device without any sort of
-manual work, can add following line to
+manual work can add following line to
 ``/etc/udev/rules.d/99-local.rules``::
 
   ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEM=="thunderbolt", ATTR{authorized}=="0", ATTR{authorized}="1"
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ vulnerable to DMA attacks.
 
 Security levels and how to use them
 -----------------------------------
-Starting from Intel Falcon Ridge Thunderbolt controller there are 4
+Starting with Intel Falcon Ridge Thunderbolt controller there are 4
 security levels available. The reason for these is the fact that the
 connected devices can be DMA masters and thus read contents of the host
 memory without CPU and OS knowing about it. There are ways to prevent
@@ -37,14 +37,14 @@ The security levels are as follows:
   user
     User is asked whether the device is allowed to be connected.
     Based on the device identification information available through
-    ``/sys/bus/thunderbolt/devices``. user then can do the decision.
+    ``/sys/bus/thunderbolt/devices``, the user then can make the decision.
     In BIOS settings this is typically called *Unique ID*.
 
   secure
     User is asked whether the device is allowed to be connected. In
     addition to UUID the device (if it supports secure connect) is sent
     a challenge that should match the expected one based on a random key
-    written to ``key`` sysfs attribute. In BIOS settings this is
+    written to the ``key`` sysfs attribute. In BIOS settings this is
     typically called *One time saved key*.
 
   dponly
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ When a device is plugged in it will appear in sysfs as follows::
   /sys/bus/thunderbolt/devices/0-1/unique_id	- e0376f00-0300-0100-ffff-ffffffffffff
 
 The ``authorized`` attribute reads 0 which means no PCIe tunnels are
-created yet. The user can authorize the device by simply::
+created yet. The user can authorize the device by simply entering::
 
   # echo 1 > /sys/bus/thunderbolt/devices/0-1/authorized
 
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ This will create the PCIe tunnels and the device is now connected.
 
 If the device supports secure connect, and the domain security level is
 set to ``secure``, it has an additional attribute ``key`` which can hold
-a random 32 byte value used for authorization and challenging the device in
+a random 32-byte value used for authorization and challenging the device in
 future connects::
 
   /sys/bus/thunderbolt/devices/0-3/authorized	- 0
@@ -99,12 +99,12 @@ future connects::
 
 Notice the key is empty by default.
 
-If the user does not want to use secure connect it can just ``echo 1``
+If the user does not want to use secure connect they can just ``echo 1``
 to the ``authorized`` attribute and the PCIe tunnels will be created in
-the same way than in ``user`` security level.
+the same way as in the ``user`` security level.
 
 If the user wants to use secure connect, the first time the device is
-plugged a key needs to be created and send to the device::
+plugged a key needs to be created and sent to the device::
 
   # key=$(openssl rand -hex 32)
   # echo $key > /sys/bus/thunderbolt/devices/0-3/key
@@ -121,27 +121,27 @@ device using the same key::
 
 If the challenge the device returns back matches the one we expect based
 on the key, the device is connected and the PCIe tunnels are created.
-However, if the challenge failed no tunnels are created and error is
+However, if the challenge fails no tunnels are created and error is
 returned to the user.
 
-If the user still wants to connect the device it can either approve
-the device without a key or write new key and write 1 to the
+If the user still wants to connect the device they can either approve
+the device without a key or write a new key and write 1 to the
 ``authorized`` file to get the new key stored on the device NVM.
 
 Upgrading NVM on Thunderbolt device or host
 -------------------------------------------
-Since most of the functionality is handled in a firmware running on a
+Since most of the functionality is handled in firmware running on a
 host controller or a device, it is important that the firmware can be
 upgraded to the latest where possible bugs in it have been fixed.
 Typically OEMs provide this firmware from their support site.
 
-There is also a central site which has links where to download firmwares
+There is also a central site which has links where to download firmware
 for some machines:
 
   `Thunderbolt Updates <https://thunderbolttechnology.net/updates>`_
 
-Before you upgrade firmware on a device or host, please make sure it is
-the suitable. Failing to do that may render the device (or host) in a
+Before you upgrade firmware on a device or host, please make sure it is a
+suitable upgrade. Failing to do that may render the device (or host) in a
 state where it cannot be used properly anymore without special tools!
 
 Host NVM upgrade on Apple Macs is not supported.
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ Thunderbolt device so that the host controller appears. It does not
 matter which device is connected (unless you are upgrading NVM on a
 device - then you need to connect that particular device).
 
-Note OEM-specific method to power the controller up ("force power") may
+Note an OEM-specific method to power the controller up ("force power") may
 be available for your system in which case there is no need to plug in a
 Thunderbolt device.
 
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ it comes back the driver notices it and initiates a full power cycle.
 After a while the host controller appears again and this time it should
 be fully functional.
 
-We can verify that the new NVM firmware is active by running following
+We can verify that the new NVM firmware is active by running the following
 commands::
 
   # cat /sys/bus/thunderbolt/devices/0-0/nvm_authenticate
@@ -179,38 +179,38 @@ commands::
   # cat /sys/bus/thunderbolt/devices/0-0/nvm_version
   18.0
 
-If ``nvm_authenticate`` contains anything else than 0x0 it is the error
+If ``nvm_authenticate`` contains anything other than 0x0 it is the error
 code from the last authentication cycle, which means the authentication
 of the NVM image failed.
 
 Note names of the NVMem devices ``nvm_activeN`` and ``nvm_non_activeN``
-depends on the order they are registered in the NVMem subsystem. N in
+depend on the order they are registered in the NVMem subsystem. N in
 the name is the identifier added by the NVMem subsystem.
 
 Upgrading NVM when host controller is in safe mode
 --------------------------------------------------
 If the existing NVM is not properly authenticated (or is missing) the
-host controller goes into safe mode which means that only available
-functionality is flashing new NVM image. When in this mode the reading
+host controller goes into safe mode which means that the only available
+functionality is flashing a new NVM image. When in this mode, reading
 ``nvm_version`` fails with ``ENODATA`` and the device identification
 information is missing.
 
 To recover from this mode, one needs to flash a valid NVM image to the
-host host controller in the same way it is done in the previous chapter.
+host controller in the same way it is done in the previous chapter.
 
 Networking over Thunderbolt cable
 ---------------------------------
-Thunderbolt technology allows software communication across two hosts
+Thunderbolt technology allows software communication between two hosts
 connected by a Thunderbolt cable.
 
-It is possible to tunnel any kind of traffic over Thunderbolt link but
+It is possible to tunnel any kind of traffic over a Thunderbolt link but
 currently we only support Apple ThunderboltIP protocol.
 
-If the other host is running Windows or macOS only thing you need to
-do is to connect Thunderbolt cable between the two hosts, the
-``thunderbolt-net`` is loaded automatically. If the other host is also
-Linux you should load ``thunderbolt-net`` manually on one host (it does
-not matter which one)::
+If the other host is running Windows or macOS, the only thing you need to
+do is to connect a Thunderbolt cable between the two hosts; the
+``thunderbolt-net`` driver is loaded automatically. If the other host is
+also Linux you should load ``thunderbolt-net`` manually on one host (it
+does not matter which one)::
 
   # modprobe thunderbolt-net
 
@@ -220,12 +220,12 @@ is built-in to the kernel image, there is no need to do anything.
 The driver will create one virtual ethernet interface per Thunderbolt
 port which are named like ``thunderbolt0`` and so on. From this point
 you can either use standard userspace tools like ``ifconfig`` to
-configure the interface or let your GUI to handle it automatically.
+configure the interface or let your GUI handle it automatically.
 
 Forcing power
 -------------
 Many OEMs include a method that can be used to force the power of a
-thunderbolt controller to an "On" state even if nothing is connected.
+Thunderbolt controller to an "On" state even if nothing is connected.
 If supported by your machine this will be exposed by the WMI bus with
 a sysfs attribute called "force_power".
 

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diff --git a/Documentation/mips/AU1xxx_IDE.README b/Documentation/mips/AU1xxx_IDE.README
index 52844a5..ff675a1 100644
--- a/Documentation/mips/AU1xxx_IDE.README
+++ b/Documentation/mips/AU1xxx_IDE.README
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@ Following extra configs variables are introduced:
 
   CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE_AU1XXX_PIO_DBDMA    - enable the PIO+DBDMA mode
   CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE_AU1XXX_MDMA2_DBDMA  - enable the MWDMA mode
-  CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE_AU1XXX_BURSTABLE_ON - set Burstable FIFO in DBDMA
-                                           controller
 
 
 SUPPORTED IDE MODES
@@ -82,11 +80,9 @@ CONFIG_IDE_GENERIC=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEPCI=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_GENERIC=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDMA_PCI=y
-CONFIG_IDEDMA_PCI_AUTO=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE_AU1XXX=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE_AU1XXX_MDMA2_DBDMA=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDMA=y
-CONFIG_IDEDMA_AUTO=y
 
 Also define 'IDE_AU1XXX_BURSTMODE' in 'drivers/ide/mips/au1xxx-ide.c' to enable
 the burst support on DBDMA controller.
@@ -94,16 +90,13 @@ the burst support on DBDMA controller.
 If the used system need the USB support enable the following kernel configs for
 high IDE to USB throughput.
 
-CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDISK=y
 CONFIG_IDE_GENERIC=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEPCI=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_GENERIC=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDMA_PCI=y
-CONFIG_IDEDMA_PCI_AUTO=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE_AU1XXX=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE_AU1XXX_MDMA2_DBDMA=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDMA=y
-CONFIG_IDEDMA_AUTO=y
 
 Also undefine 'IDE_AU1XXX_BURSTMODE' in 'drivers/ide/mips/au1xxx-ide.c' to
 disable the burst support on DBDMA controller.

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diff --git a/Documentation/process/index.rst b/Documentation/process/index.rst
index a430f6e..1c9fe65 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/index.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/index.rst
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ Below are the essential guides that every developer should read.
    development-process
    submitting-patches
    coding-style
+   maintainer-pgp-guide
    email-clients
    kernel-enforcement-statement
    kernel-driver-statement

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diff --git a/Documentation/process/kernel-docs.rst b/Documentation/process/kernel-docs.rst
index b8cac85..3fb28de 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/kernel-docs.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/kernel-docs.rst
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ On-line docs
     * Title: **Linux Kernel Mailing List Glossary**
 
       :Author: various
-      :URL: http://kernelnewbies.org/glossary/
+      :URL: https://kernelnewbies.org/KernelGlossary
       :Date: rolling version
       :Keywords: glossary, terms, linux-kernel.
       :Description: From the introduction: "This glossary is intended as

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diff --git a/Documentation/process/maintainer-pgp-guide.rst b/Documentation/process/maintainer-pgp-guide.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b453561
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/process/maintainer-pgp-guide.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,929 @@
+.. _pgpguide:
+
+===========================
+Kernel Maintainer PGP guide
+===========================
+
+:Author: Konstantin Ryabitsev <[email protected]>
+
+This document is aimed at Linux kernel developers, and especially at
+subsystem maintainers. It contains a subset of information discussed in
+the more general "`Protecting Code Integrity`_" guide published by the
+Linux Foundation. Please read that document for more in-depth discussion
+on some of the topics mentioned in this guide.
+
+.. _`Protecting Code Integrity`: https://github.com/lfit/itpol/blob/master/protecting-code-integrity.md
+
+The role of PGP in Linux Kernel development
+===========================================
+
+PGP helps ensure the integrity of the code that is produced by the Linux
+kernel development community and, to a lesser degree, establish trusted
+communication channels between developers via PGP-signed email exchange.
+
+The Linux kernel source code is available in two main formats:
+
+- Distributed source repositories (git)
+- Periodic release snapshots (tarballs)
+
+Both git repositories and tarballs carry PGP signatures of the kernel
+developers who create official kernel releases. These signatures offer a
+cryptographic guarantee that downloadable versions made available via
+kernel.org or any other mirrors are identical to what these developers
+have on their workstations. To this end:
+
+- git repositories provide PGP signatures on all tags
+- tarballs provide detached PGP signatures with all downloads
+
+.. _devs_not_infra:
+
+Trusting the developers, not infrastructure
+-------------------------------------------
+
+Ever since the 2011 compromise of core kernel.org systems, the main
+operating principle of the Kernel Archives project has been to assume
+that any part of the infrastructure can be compromised at any time. For
+this reason, the administrators have taken deliberate steps to emphasize
+that trust must always be placed with developers and never with the code
+hosting infrastructure, regardless of how good the security practices
+for the latter may be.
+
+The above guiding principle is the reason why this guide is needed. We
+want to make sure that by placing trust into developers we do not simply
+shift the blame for potential future security incidents to someone else.
+The goal is to provide a set of guidelines developers can use to create
+a secure working environment and safeguard the PGP keys used to
+establish the integrity of the Linux kernel itself.
+
+.. _pgp_tools:
+
+PGP tools
+=========
+
+Use GnuPG v2
+------------
+
+Your distro should already have GnuPG installed by default, you just
+need to verify that you are using version 2.x and not the legacy 1.4
+release -- many distributions still package both, with the default
+``gpg`` command invoking GnuPG v.1. To check, run::
+
+    $ gpg --version | head -n1
+
+If you see ``gpg (GnuPG) 1.4.x``, then you are using GnuPG v.1. Try the
+``gpg2`` command (if you don't have it, you may need to install the
+gnupg2 package)::
+
+    $ gpg2 --version | head -n1
+
+If you see ``gpg (GnuPG) 2.x.x``, then you are good to go. This guide
+will assume you have the version 2.2 of GnuPG (or later). If you are
+using version 2.0 of GnuPG, then some of the commands in this guide will
+not work, and you should consider installing the latest 2.2 version of
+GnuPG. Versions of gnupg-2.1.11 and later should be compatible for the
+purposes of this guide as well.
+
+If you have both ``gpg`` and ``gpg2`` commands, you should make sure you
+are always using GnuPG v2, not the legacy version. You can enforce this
+by setting the appropriate alias::
+
+    $ alias gpg=gpg2
+
+You can put that in your ``.bashrc`` to make sure it's always the case.
+
+Configure gpg-agent options
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+The GnuPG agent is a helper tool that will start automatically whenever
+you use the ``gpg`` command and run in the background with the purpose
+of caching the private key passphrase. There are two options you should
+know in order to tweak when the passphrase should be expired from cache:
+
+- ``default-cache-ttl`` (seconds): If you use the same key again before
+  the time-to-live expires, the countdown will reset for another period.
+  The default is 600 (10 minutes).
+- ``max-cache-ttl`` (seconds): Regardless of how recently you've used
+  the key since initial passphrase entry, if the maximum time-to-live
+  countdown expires, you'll have to enter the passphrase again. The
+  default is 30 minutes.
+
+If you find either of these defaults too short (or too long), you can
+edit your ``~/.gnupg/gpg-agent.conf`` file to set your own values::
+
+    # set to 30 minutes for regular ttl, and 2 hours for max ttl
+    default-cache-ttl 1800
+    max-cache-ttl 7200
+
+.. note::
+
+    It is no longer necessary to start gpg-agent manually at the
+    beginning of your shell session. You may want to check your rc files
+    to remove anything you had in place for older versions of GnuPG, as
+    it may not be doing the right thing any more.
+
+Set up a refresh cronjob
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+You will need to regularly refresh your keyring in order to get the
+latest changes on other people's public keys, which is best done with a
+daily cronjob::
+
+    @daily /usr/bin/gpg2 --refresh >/dev/null 2>&1
+
+Check the full path to your ``gpg`` or ``gpg2`` command and use the
+``gpg2`` command if regular ``gpg`` for you is the legacy GnuPG v.1.
+
+.. _master_key:
+
+Protect your master PGP key
+===========================
+
+This guide assumes that you already have a PGP key that you use for Linux
+kernel development purposes. If you do not yet have one, please see the
+"`Protecting Code Integrity`_" document mentioned earlier for guidance
+on how to create a new one.
+
+You should also make a new key if your current one is weaker than 2048 bits
+(RSA).
+
+Master key vs. Subkeys
+----------------------
+
+Subkeys are fully independent PGP keypairs that are tied to the "master"
+key using certifying key signatures (certificates). It is important to
+understand the following:
+
+1. There are no technical differences between the "master key" and "subkeys."
+2. At creation time, we assign functional limitations to each key by
+   giving it specific capabilities.
+3. A PGP key can have 4 capabilities:
+
+   - **[S]** key can be used for signing
+   - **[E]** key can be used for encryption
+   - **[A]** key can be used for authentication
+   - **[C]** key can be used for certifying other keys
+
+4. A single key may have multiple capabilities.
+5. A subkey is fully independent from the master key. A message
+   encrypted to a subkey cannot be decrypted with the master key. If you
+   lose your private subkey, it cannot be recreated from the master key
+   in any way.
+
+The key carrying the **[C]** (certify) capability is considered the
+"master" key because it is the only key that can be used to indicate
+relationship with other keys. Only the **[C]** key can be used to:
+
+- add or revoke other keys (subkeys) with S/E/A capabilities
+- add, change or revoke identities (uids) associated with the key
+- add or change the expiration date on itself or any subkey
+- sign other people's keys for web of trust purposes
+
+By default, GnuPG creates the following when generating new keys:
+
+- A master key carrying both Certify and Sign capabilities (**[SC]**)
+- A separate subkey with the Encryption capability (**[E]**)
+
+If you used the default parameters when generating your key, then that
+is what you will have. You can verify by running ``gpg --list-secret-keys``,
+for example::
+
+    sec   rsa2048 2018-01-23 [SC] [expires: 2020-01-23]
+          000000000000000000000000AAAABBBBCCCCDDDD
+    uid           [ultimate] Alice Dev <[email protected]>
+    ssb   rsa2048 2018-01-23 [E] [expires: 2020-01-23]
+
+Any key carrying the **[C]** capability is your master key, regardless
+of any other capabilities it may have assigned to it.
+
+The long line under the ``sec`` entry is your key fingerprint --
+whenever you see ``[fpr]`` in the examples below, that 40-character
+string is what it refers to.
+
+Ensure your passphrase is strong
+--------------------------------
+
+GnuPG uses passphrases to encrypt your private keys before storing them on
+disk. This way, even if your ``.gnupg`` directory is leaked or stolen in
+its entirety, the attackers cannot use your private keys without first
+obtaining the passphrase to decrypt them.
+
+It is absolutely essential that your private keys are protected by a
+strong passphrase. To set it or change it, use::
+
+    $ gpg --change-passphrase [fpr]
+
+Create a separate Signing subkey
+--------------------------------
+
+Our goal is to protect your master key by moving it to offline media, so
+if you only have a combined **[SC]** key, then you should create a separate
+signing subkey::
+
+    $ gpg --quick-add-key [fpr] ed25519 sign
+
+Remember to tell the keyservers about this change, so others can pull down
+your new subkey::
+
+    $ gpg --send-key [fpr]
+
+.. note:: ECC support in GnuPG
+
+    GnuPG 2.1 and later has full support for Elliptic Curve
+    Cryptography, with ability to combine ECC subkeys with traditional
+    RSA master keys. The main upside of ECC cryptography is that it is
+    much faster computationally and creates much smaller signatures when
+    compared byte for byte with 2048+ bit RSA keys. Unless you plan on
+    using a smartcard device that does not support ECC operations, we
+    recommend that you create an ECC signing subkey for your kernel
+    work.
+
+    If for some reason you prefer to stay with RSA subkeys, just replace
+    "ed25519" with "rsa2048" in the above command.
+
+
+Back up your master key for disaster recovery
+---------------------------------------------
+
+The more signatures you have on your PGP key from other developers, the
+more reasons you have to create a backup version that lives on something
+other than digital media, for disaster recovery reasons.
+
+The best way to create a printable hardcopy of your private key is by
+using the ``paperkey`` software written for this very purpose. See ``man
+paperkey`` for more details on the output format and its benefits over
+other solutions. Paperkey should already be packaged for most
+distributions.
+
+Run the following command to create a hardcopy backup of your private
+key::
+
+    $ gpg --export-secret-key [fpr] | paperkey -o /tmp/key-backup.txt
+
+Print out that file (or pipe the output straight to lpr), then take a
+pen and write your passphrase on the margin of the paper. **This is
+strongly recommended** because the key printout is still encrypted with
+that passphrase, and if you ever change it you will not remember what it
+used to be when you had created the backup -- *guaranteed*.
+
+Put the resulting printout and the hand-written passphrase into an envelope
+and store in a secure and well-protected place, preferably away from your
+home, such as your bank vault.
+
+.. note::
+
+    Your printer is probably no longer a simple dumb device connected to
+    your parallel port, but since the output is still encrypted with
+    your passphrase, printing out even to "cloud-integrated" modern
+    printers should remain a relatively safe operation. One option is to
+    change the passphrase on your master key immediately after you are
+    done with paperkey.
+
+Back up your whole GnuPG directory
+----------------------------------
+
+.. warning::
+
+    **!!!Do not skip this step!!!**
+
+It is important to have a readily available backup of your PGP keys
+should you need to recover them. This is different from the
+disaster-level preparedness we did with ``paperkey``. You will also rely
+on these external copies whenever you need to use your Certify key --
+such as when making changes to your own key or signing other people's
+keys after conferences and summits.
+
+Start by getting a small USB "thumb" drive (preferably two!) that you
+will use for backup purposes. You will need to encrypt them using LUKS
+-- refer to your distro's documentation on how to accomplish this.
+
+For the encryption passphrase, you can use the same one as on your
+master key.
+
+Once the encryption process is over, re-insert the USB drive and make
+sure it gets properly mounted. Copy your entire ``.gnupg`` directory
+over to the encrypted storage::
+
+    $ cp -a ~/.gnupg /media/disk/foo/gnupg-backup
+
+You should now test to make sure everything still works::
+
+    $ gpg --homedir=/media/disk/foo/gnupg-backup --list-key [fpr]
+
+If you don't get any errors, then you should be good to go. Unmount the
+USB drive, distinctly label it so you don't blow it away next time you
+need to use a random USB drive, and put in a safe place -- but not too
+far away, because you'll need to use it every now and again for things
+like editing identities, adding or revoking subkeys, or signing other
+people's keys.
+
+Remove the master key from  your homedir
+----------------------------------------
+
+The files in our home directory are not as well protected as we like to
+think.  They can be leaked or stolen via many different means:
+
+- by accident when making quick homedir copies to set up a new workstation
+- by systems administrator negligence or malice
+- via poorly secured backups
+- via malware in desktop apps (browsers, pdf viewers, etc)

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