In PGP land it makes a lot of sense to back up your secret key material. That is because the passphrase that the user enters encrypts the secret key material. S

In PGP land it makes a lot of sense to back up your secret key material. That is because the passphrase that the user enters encrypts the secret key material. So a strong passphrase means you can backup that key anywhere and everywhere ... and probably should. Having a strong passphrase makes things a lot simpler. A classic convenience vs security tradeoff...