Creating GnuPG Keys Part Two

Generating your public key

Now to create your keys. At your command/dos prompt enter
cls
Then hit enter (return) to clear the screen if you still have the version stuff on there. This will help to avoid confusion.
Naturally you will hit the ENTER (return) key after each command/entry. With the screen cleared type in this command:
gpg --gen-key
Type in 1 for the default encryption method. IMG
Type in 2048 for the default bit length. IMG
Type in 0 for the default never expires. that is a "zero" not the letter o. Then type in y to confirm. IMG
Type in your name or company name. This is the Real Name you decided in Creating GnuPG Keys Part One. Example My Company IMG
Type in your E-Mail Address as decided in Creating GnuPG Keys Part One E-Mail Address. Example nobody@noplace.com IMG
Just hit enter for no comment. IMG
Type in o for OK. this is the letter and not the number zero. IMG
Type in your passphrase. What you type in will not echo (display) so make sure it is correct. For demonstration purposes I typed in 12345678. IMG
Type in your passphrase again for confirmation. After hitting ENTER begin moving your mouse around to help create Entropy. Keep moving the mouse until the random generator is done and the report is finished printing. IMG

Note the keyid write it down. In the example the keyid is AB3A1955. Of course your keyid will be different. Keep a copy of it as you will need it later for Thunderbird. If you need to access this later you can type in the command/dos screen...
gpg --list-keys
This will report the keyid for each set of keys you have on your pc.