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Reconstructing your key, To reconstruct your key from your company's reconstruction server
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Managing Keys Reconstructing your key Reconstructing your key If you ever lose your private key or you forget your passphrase, there is no way to recover from it unless you set up a key reconstruction policy, which includes setting up a key reconstruction server. You would have provided recovery information-five questions and five secret answers-and would have sent your key to the key reconstruction server. To learn how to send your key to the reconstruction server, see To send your key to your company's key reconstruction server: on page 23. If you sent your key to a reconstruction server, you can restore your key pair at any time as long as you have your public key and can answer at least three of the five questions you created. To reconstruct your key from your company's reconstruction server 1 Enter the following on the command line: ebs --key-reconstruct Where or is the ID belonging to the key you want to reconstruct. 2 Enter the name of the server that stores the reconstruction data using the following format: ldap:// For example: ldap://keyserver.mycorp.com 3 As each of the prompts (questions) appear, type the corresponding answer. Keep in mind that your answers are case sensitive. You must be able to answer at least three questions to restore your key. Once you've answered all of the questions, E-Business Server prompts for a new passphrase. 4 Enter a new string of characters or words you want to use as the new passphrase for your key pair, then hit Enter. Note: Your passphrase should contain multiple words and may include spaces, numbers, and punctuation characters. Choose something that you can remember easily but that others won't be able to guess. The passphrase is case sensitive, meaning that it distinguishes between uppercase and lowercase letters. The longer your passphrase, and the greater the variety of characters it contains, the more secure it is. Strong passphrases include upper and lowercase letters, numbers, punctuation, and spaces but are more likely to be forgotten. See Creating a passphrase that you will remember on page 21, for more information about choosing a passphrase. 5 To confirm your entry, type the same passphrase again. Your key pair is reconstructed. For information on how to view your keys, see Viewing your keys on page 28. E-Business Server™ 8.6 Product Guide 42