Finding my public pgp key

I recently got a new computer and like the dumb fuck that I am, I forgot to get my public key off my old one. So my question is, is there a way for me to search my username on certain websites if I have verified my account with pgp and use it to sign in everytime. Maybe that way I can pull up the key.

I doubt I am using the correct terminology for all of this. I tried my best to transfer my thoughts onto the screen so sorry if it just sounds like high ramblings (it kinda is.) If anyone can provide any suggestions to help out here I would greatly appreciate it


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[2 Points] maddaddam90:

Do you have the private key? If you don't have the private key, the public key does you absolutely no good. If you have the private key, you can get the public key from the private key.


[1 Points] ziz1:

is there a way for me to search my username on certain websites if I have verified my account with pgp and use it to sign in every time.

No.

Your PGP key is actually split into two keys. One is your public key which is the one that you would upload to a site for two factor authentication. The other is your secret / private key which you keep safe on your machine and should never send or give to anyone else.

You can only decrypt or sign messages if you have the secret key.

Do you still have your old machine?

If not, that key is gone and you must generate a new one. You will need to contact support for any sites that you used two factor authentication on and hope that you can somehow prove to them that it is your account.