Modulr: PGP key generation

Why does Modulr require a PGP key?

A PGP key is an encryption program that provides cryptographic privacy and authentication for data communication. PGP is used for signing, encrypting, and decrypting texts, e-mails, files, directories, and whole disk partitions and to increase the security of e-mail communications.

Modulr will use a PGP key, provided by a customer, to ensure that only the customer themselves will have access to use the API key we provide as the HMAC will be used authenticate calls. Modulr will have access to the HMAC.

When creating a PGP key, you are given the PGP Public and the PGP Private keys.

Public: This is the key that you need to provide to Modulr.

Private: This should be kept by the customer and use to decrypt the output given to the customer by Modulr.

How to create a PGP Key

There are various tools and software available that allow you to generate a PGP key pair. You are free to choose whichever method best suits your internal policies and technical requirements.

For more detailed guidance, you can refer to Modulr’s official documentation on PGP key requirements and submission: https://knowledge.modulrfinance.com/knowledge-hub/getting-started-with-staffology External website for details.