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by xgbi 3179 days ago
This is nice and all, but isn't practical for anybody on linux (Paperbak used to be windows only, and the linux version you can find is very subpar).

I have found that splitting the key in 256 bytes chunks, then QrCoding them is sufficient for my usage:

https://gist.github.com/Gui13/5e5fe0c7c67d55373767d4965b1638...

With that script, a 2048 bits key in PEM is about 4 pages (+ 5 others if I print it in text format), which I can store in a safe, and conveniently rescan using zbarcam anytime.