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Discussion => Security => Topic started by: Philfry on July 13, 2013, 07:40 pm

Title: Can anyone teach me to encrypt for GnuPG v2.0.17 (MingW32)
Post by: Philfry on July 13, 2013, 07:40 pm
I've tried, I've failed. I need to be able to enter a public block, enter a message, get an encrypted message, and I think I'll be able to copy and paste it myself.
Title: Re: Can anyone teach me to encrypt for GnuPG v2.0.17 (MingW32)
Post by: schuldig on July 13, 2013, 08:00 pm
Why not just watching a tutorial?
I didn't bother doing an in-depth search but I believe this will help you.
http://youtu.be/m56dsDc2808
Title: Re: Can anyone teach me to encrypt for GnuPG v2.0.17 (MingW32)
Post by: tbart on July 13, 2013, 08:21 pm
why not try GPG4USB? - believe its the same with a different template, goes up to 4096 bit encryption

if you're like i was with the tutorials, there were some blanks in the logic of it that escaped me until someone gave me some simplified instructions

- here are the instructions rustykoin pm'd me that turned the lights on for me:

..... open your gpg4usb and just paste the whole public key in there, like I said in the window that looks like a text editor. Even where it says BEGIN PGP PUBLIC and down to where it says END PGP PUBLIC, the whole thing. Now if you look at the menu bar at the top where it says Keys, click that and go to Import Keys and finally click Clipboard. If you've done it right then it should pop up with my name and even my tormail address and then add it to your chain.

Okay, so now  that you've got that done what you want to do it clear all that crap out of the Clipboard and type a short message, could be anything. After you're done with your message make sure to click the check box next to my name (on the right side key chain list) and finally click the Encrypt button. This produces a mass of gibberish that I can only decode with my private key.

Okay, now what you want to do is copy that gibberish and send it to me in the next message you send me. I'll let you know if you've done it right. Meanwhile, send me your public key and I will send you an encrypted message that you can decrypt.

If you're unsure on how to create keys, I'll break it down quickly. As soon as you open the program a wizard should pop up instructing you to create a key pair, if it does not then click on the Help menu button and select Open Wizard. Click the first next to keep everything in English and then select Create New Key Pair, the first option in blue. Click on the Create New Key button and it will pop up with a variety of info to fill out.

I suggest you use a tormail.org email account for your keys to keep them further secure. Also make sure to create a strong password as you will be prompted each time you try to Decrypt a message someone sends you, and this adds an extra layer of security. Finally make sure to click the Never Expires check box next to the date.

As soon as you fill out your info and password the program will create your public and private keys, this will only take a second. In order to preview your public key after it's created click on Manage Keys and select the check box next to your newly created key, then choose Export to File. Name it anything you want, but my suggestion is tbart Public.txt or something, but as long as it is a text file. Now you can go find your file, open it up and there is your public key which you can give to people in order to send you messages. Never give out your private key to anyone, it is only for you.

The way PGP works is that your public key encrypts messages that only your private key can decrypt. That is why it is so secure, because even if the message was intercepted then no one would be able to crack it because they don't have your private key.

Anyway bro, I hope this helps. Again, feel free to send me an encrypted message using my public key. Also send me your public key so I can send you a message as well. It's intimidating at first, and a lot of information to absorb at once. But trust me, give it a few good trys and you'll be a professional in no time. 

This will help make more sense – when I msg someone I will need their public key to encrypt the msg, as they have the private key to decrypt. When they msg me they will need my public key to encrypt what they’re sending me, as I have the private key to decrypt





here's a link to gpg4usb  http://gpg4usb.cpunk.de/index.html

basic thing to remember or know is, in gpg4usb, you need to generate a key pair for yourself inside the program. One of those keys will be the public key - that's the one you give out, for folks that want to message you - they'll use it to encrypt the message, but only you can decrypt it as you have the private key to it

and for you to communicate to them, you'll need their public key to use to encrypt so they'll be able to decrypt with their private key

there's a 360 pg thread over in the newbie board on this subject - http://dkn255hz262ypmii.onion/index.php?topic=107219.0  start about 352 and read forward


if you want to msg me in gpg4usb, my public key is below - just email me at tbart@tormail.org

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Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (MingW32)

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