Using Etch wn I run apt-get update I get error message about missing public key 946AA6E18722E71E for testing security updates. The gpg key was dl'd for the marillat sites.
How do I ask for the key from http://secure-testing-master.debian.net?
Tried gpg --keyserver secure-testing-master.debian.net --recv-keys 946AA....and get time out errors or no response. Tried gpg --keyserver http://secure-testing-master.debian.net/ziyi-2005-7.asc --recv-keys and get nothing.
Can someone tell me where to put that ziyi-2005-7.asc or how to recv it?
PS tried wget http://secure-testing.debian.net/ziyi-2005-7.asc - 0 - | sudo apt-key add -and w/o the -0 - get no valid OpenPGP data found.

Try these commands as root:

gpg --keyserver wwwkeys.eu.pgp.net --recv-keys 946AA6E18722E71E
apt-key add /root/.gnupg/pubring.gpg

(If you prefer to use sudo, you should check whether gpg saves the key under your home directory or root's before executing the second command. I haven't done this with sudo, so I cannot tell.)

Then try "apt-get update" again to see if you still get an error message.

There are also other public pgp keyservers (like wwwkeys.us.pgp.net) that may be closer to you and quicker to respond.

thanx for help but using both pgp sites and using full 946AA... or last 8 symbols-8722E71E get errors or no key found. Using testing-security site gives same errors. Thankfully your suggestion worked with marillat sites.

Are you sure you got the public key code right? When I add a new repository, I copy and paste the key code from the error message.

But OK, there's another way that should work. Download the key file:

http://secure-testing-master.debian.net/ziyi-2005-7.asc

Then "cd" to the directory where the key file is, become root (or use sudo) and do "apt-key add ziyi-2005-7.asc". Then check with "apt-get update" if that helped.

After gpg --keyserver http://secure-testing-master.debian.net/ziyi-2005-7.asc --recv-keys 946... got no public key fnd... but apt-get update gives no errors. Who knows? Thanx.