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How to export your OpenPGP keypair from Thunderbird

Thunderbird version 78 and onwards now supports OpenPGP. Following are the steps that you can take to export your OpenPGP keypair from Thunderbird:

1. Go to Tools in the global menu bar, and click on OpenPGP Key Manager.

Thunderbird OpenPGP keypair export

2. Select the OpenPGP keypair that you would like to export.

Thunderbird OpenPGP keypair export

3. Go to File and click on Backup Secret Key(s) To File.

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4. After setting file name and path in your device for the Thunderbird OpenPGP keypair, choose password (to protect OpenPGP secret key) and click on OK.

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You will need this password to unlock exported OpenPGP keypair in other programs.

5. Click on Close.

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Alternatively, you can open account settings and select end-to-end encryption pane.

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Then select the OpenPGP keypair associated with that account (to be exported), and click on down arrow. Click on More and then click on Backup Secret Key to File.

For more info., check this Thunderbird OpenPGP how-to page.

You can now import the exported OpenPGP keypair in your Mailfence account.

If you are having trouble with the Thunderbird openpgp keypair export please send us a mail at suppor[at]mailfence.com

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