This pattern is useful when a workflow needs dedicated PGP keys for encrypted file exchange.

It is adapted from the source example at Examples/Example-GeneratePGP.ps1.

When to use this pattern

• You need a project-specific PGP key pair.
• The public key will be shared with another party.
• The private key and password will be stored securely outside the script.

Example

Import-Module PSPGP

$keyFolder = Join-Path $PSScriptRoot 'Keys'
New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $keyFolder | Out-Null

New-PGPKey `
    -HashAlgorithm Sha512 `
    -FilePathPublic "$keyFolder\PublicPGP.asc" `
    -FilePathPrivate "$keyFolder\PrivatePGP.asc" `
    -UserName 'automation@example.com' `
    -Password '<store-this-securely>'

What this demonstrates

• creating a public/private key pair
• choosing a hash algorithm
• keeping file paths explicit for later automation steps

Source

• Example-GeneratePGP.ps1