1. Keys will be stored in `~/.gitsecret/keys` in `gpg --armor --export` format. The use of ascii armour rather than binary format is to make debugging of key issues easier. The file name of the key will be the "64 bit keyid" (field 5 of the `colon listings` format) with extension `.pub.gpg`
1. Key meta data will be stored alongside the key file in the `gpg --keyid-format long --with-colons` format. The file name will be the "64 bit keyid" (field 5 of the `colon listings` format) with extension `.gpg.colon`
1. A "keyring cache" will be create at `~/.gitsecret/cache` and this folder will be added to `.gitignore`. At this location a public keyring will be maintained on a per user bases and it won't be shared by users.
1. A tombestone marker file with file name of the "64 bit keyid" with the extension `.killed` will be created by git-secret-killperson to market a user as killed.
1. A tombestone marker file with file name of the "64 bit keyid" with the extension `.killed` will be created by git-secret-killperson to mark a user as killed.
The storage format will be used by git-secret-tell as follows:
Simon Massey
6 years ago