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  <info>
    <link type="guide" xref="index#pgp-keys"/>
    <link type="guide" xref="index#ssh-keys"/>

    <revision pkgversion="3.14" date="2014-10-06" status="review"/>

    <include xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="legal.xml"/>

    <credit type="author copyright">
      <name>Aruna Sankaranarayanan</name>
      <email its:translate="no">aruna.evam@gmail.com</email>
      <years>2013</years>
    </credit>

    <credit type="editor copyright">
      <name>Hashem Nasarat</name>
      <email its:translate="no">hashem@riseup.net</email>
      <years>2014</years>
    </credit>

    <desc>Keep a copy of your keys in an external device.</desc>
  
    <mal:credit xmlns:mal="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" type="translator copyright">
      <mal:name>Fran Diéguez</mal:name>
      <mal:email>frandieguez@gnome.org</mal:email>
      <mal:years>2021</mal:years>
    </mal:credit>
  </info>

  <title>Securely back-up your keys</title>

  <p>It is always advisable to save a copy of your keys on an external memory
  device like a USB drive. The device should then be kept locked or stored
  somewhere safe. This way you will always have a copy of the key if your
  computer breaks or if the data on your computer is corrupted in some way.</p>

  <steps>
    <title>Para facer unha copia de respaldo das súas chave:</title>
    <item>
      <p>Export your key files:</p>
      <steps>
        <item><p><link xref="pgp-export">Export your PGP keys</link>.</p></item>
        <item><p><link xref="ssh-export">Export your SSH keys</link>.</p></item>
      </steps>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>Copy the exported files on an external disk.</p>
    </item>
  </steps>
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