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Discussion => Newbie discussion => Topic started by: ModerationIsK3y on August 15, 2013, 02:27 am
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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!
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Bump
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Bump, indeed.
That's just simplified the whole process...
Thanks!
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Thank you mate.
I had an headach understanding this ;D
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Now if it was only that easy to do on a Mac... :P
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gonna look up on that
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OP is right. This is how I started using Pgp...very useful information here
-Judge
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Thanks a lot for this it is really a pain in this ass for me ! Stick it for all newbies please
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Everything works until the "encrypt" step, where do you find this encrypt button ?
edit : nevermind, wasn't in the clipboard -.-, thanks again op !
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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
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This post in MAGIC. Thank you for the simplicity of something so confusing to someone very new to the site. :)
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Great info, too bad I didn't find this sooner!
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This need to be first page everytime !
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Nice and simple. +1
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I am so cool with making my first post a big thanks to this explanation of PGP, thanks bro.
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:-*
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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
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You're welcome, everyone. I wish this would get pinned.
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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.
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Just tried gpg4usb... Basically the same, but GNU is just a little easier. To each his own.
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And SHE can have some too.... ;)
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Many thanks to the origional poister, good solid info here!
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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/