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Discussion => Newbie discussion => Topic started by: ModerationIsK3y on August 15, 2013, 02:27 am

Title: EASY, SIMPLE PGP - Newbies Delight! - Mod's, PIN THIS!!
Post by: ModerationIsK3y on August 15, 2013, 02:27 am
The EASIEST and therefor BEST way to use PGP is with a SIMPLE clipboard-based FREE program called GNU Privacy Assistant. (GPA)

Download it here: http://files.gpg4win.org/gpg4win-2.1.1.exe

During install, de-select all but "GPA" (GNU Privacy Assistant) (It's all you'll need)

After install, create your key pair. (self explanatory)

Export your Public Key and save it to distribute.

Then, you're ready...

Copy someone's Public Key, including begin and end lines to your clipboard.

Paste it into notepad (or any text editor) and save it where you can find it.

Import it into GPA by clicking "Import" and selecting the file you saved.  You'll see it as an available key to encrypt with immediately.

Create your message in the clipboard of GPA. (Click "Clipboard")

Click "Encrypt" and choose the key that corresponds with the recipient.

The clipboard displays the encrypted message, ready to be copied/pasted.

Receiving encrypted messages is just as easy, even easier.  Just paste into the clipboard and click "Decrypt".

Lesson over.

You now have PGP.

Congrat's!
Title: Re: EASY, SIMPLE PGP - Newbies Delight! - Mod's, PIN THIS!!
Post by: ModerationIsK3y on August 15, 2013, 05:41 pm
Bump
Title: Re: EASY, SIMPLE PGP - Newbies Delight! - Mod's, PIN THIS!!
Post by: Hornswaggled on August 15, 2013, 07:06 pm
Bump, indeed.

That's just simplified the whole process...

Thanks!
Title: Re: EASY, SIMPLE PGP - Newbies Delight! - Mod's, PIN THIS!!
Post by: safeonion on August 15, 2013, 07:17 pm
Thank you mate.

I had an headach understanding this  ;D
Title: Re: EASY, SIMPLE PGP - Newbies Delight! - Mod's, PIN THIS!!
Post by: prophexy on August 15, 2013, 07:29 pm
Now if it was only that easy to do on a Mac... :P
Title: Re: EASY, SIMPLE PGP - Newbies Delight! - Mod's, PIN THIS!!
Post by: lalwalker on August 15, 2013, 08:07 pm
gonna look up on that
Title: Re: EASY, SIMPLE PGP - Newbies Delight! - Mod's, PIN THIS!!
Post by: Judge Bud on August 15, 2013, 08:10 pm
OP is right. This is how I started using Pgp...very useful information here

-Judge
Title: Re: EASY, SIMPLE PGP - Newbies Delight! - Mod's, PIN THIS!!
Post by: Addict3d on August 16, 2013, 10:09 am
Thanks a lot for this it is really a pain in this ass for me ! Stick it for all newbies please
Title: Re: EASY, SIMPLE PGP - Newbies Delight! - Mod's, PIN THIS!!
Post by: Addict3d on August 16, 2013, 10:17 am
Everything works until the "encrypt" step, where do you find this encrypt button ?

edit : nevermind, wasn't in the clipboard -.-, thanks again op !
Title: Re: EASY, SIMPLE PGP - Newbies Delight! - Mod's, PIN THIS!!
Post by: Judge Bud on August 17, 2013, 03:51 am
Everything works until the "encrypt" step, where do you find this encrypt button ?

edit : nevermind, wasn't in the clipboard -.-, thanks again op !

On the clipboard, you should see...
Paste, Sign, Verify, Encrypt, Decrypt, etc.

-Judge
Title: Re: EASY, SIMPLE PGP - Newbies Delight! - Mod's, PIN THIS!!
Post by: dreamallday88 on August 18, 2013, 10:53 pm
This post in MAGIC.  Thank you for the simplicity of something so confusing to someone very new to the site.  :)
Title: Re: EASY, SIMPLE PGP - Newbies Delight! - Mod's, PIN THIS!!
Post by: BucketBot90 on August 18, 2013, 11:17 pm
Great info, too bad I didn't find this sooner!
Title: Re: EASY, SIMPLE PGP - Newbies Delight! - Mod's, PIN THIS!!
Post by: Addict3d on August 19, 2013, 07:41 am
This need to be first page everytime !
Title: Re: EASY, SIMPLE PGP - Newbies Delight! - Mod's, PIN THIS!!
Post by: Praetorian on August 19, 2013, 07:59 am
Nice and simple.  +1
Title: Re: EASY, SIMPLE PGP - Newbies Delight! - Mod's, PIN THIS!!
Post by: user746384756 on August 21, 2013, 03:17 am
I am so cool with making my first post a big thanks to this explanation of PGP, thanks bro.
Title: Re: EASY, SIMPLE PGP - Newbies Delight! - Mod's, PIN THIS!!
Post by: sleepwhenyoudie on August 21, 2013, 03:21 am
 :-*
Title: Re: EASY, SIMPLE PGP - Newbies Delight! - Mod's, PIN THIS!!
Post by: Judge Bud on August 21, 2013, 03:23 am
Everything works until the "encrypt" step, where do you find this encrypt button ?

edit : nevermind, wasn't in the clipboard -.-, thanks again op !

Haha! Glad you got it figured out

-Judge
Title: Re: EASY, SIMPLE PGP - Newbies Delight! - Mod's, PIN THIS!!
Post by: ModerationIsK3y on August 22, 2013, 06:05 pm
You're welcome, everyone.  I wish this would get pinned.
Title: Re: EASY, SIMPLE PGP - Newbies Delight! - Mod's, PIN THIS!!
Post by: firewater1976 on August 22, 2013, 06:25 pm
I would vote for gpg4usb
Just as easy, runs from HDD or USB on both linux and windows, Mac version in the works.
I've been using it for 3 months and LOVE it. Easiest software I've found, plus I love the dedicated select all and copy/paste buttons.
I only wish it had an option to keep the window always on top.
Title: Re: EASY, SIMPLE PGP - Newbies Delight! - Mod's, PIN THIS!!
Post by: ModerationIsK3y on August 27, 2013, 07:59 pm
Just tried gpg4usb... Basically the same, but GNU is just a little easier.  To each his own.
Title: Re: EASY, SIMPLE PGP - Newbies Delight! - Mod's, PIN THIS!!
Post by: firewater1976 on August 27, 2013, 08:33 pm
And SHE can have some too.... ;)
Title: Re: EASY, SIMPLE PGP - Newbies Delight! - Mod's, PIN THIS!!
Post by: maxkeiser on August 30, 2013, 05:52 pm
Many thanks to the origional poister, good solid info here!
Title: Re: EASY, SIMPLE PGP - Newbies Delight! - Mod's, PIN THIS!!
Post by: ds on August 30, 2013, 06:07 pm
I would vote for gpg4usb
Just as easy, runs from HDD or USB on both linux and windows, Mac version in the works.
I've been using it for 3 months and LOVE it. Easiest software I've found, plus I love the dedicated select all and copy/paste buttons.
I only wish it had an option to keep the window always on top.

Came to this thread to recommend gpg4usb. Because it's portable it stores your keys in the program folder instead of C:/User/Blah/AppData/Local/gpg or wherever the fuck GPA keeps your keys. This makes it easier to clear incriminating keys off your computer when you're done. Has "Import Key from Clipboard" and all the other standard shit you'd expect + tabbed text editor and no other bloaty extra crap. Really really great little app.

http://gpg4usb.cpunk.de/