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Discussion => Security => Topic started by: superdank10 on October 10, 2011, 06:50 pm
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I don't understand what PGP is or how it works. How do i send messages to other members with PGP encryption?
How do I get a key and what do I do??
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Read the stickied tutorial right above.
You must combine you public key with recipient's public key to encrypt a message.
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I have a mac, and I tried everything it said, but I can't figure out what to do once I generate my key. It will not give me my public key and says nothing's imported.
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Are you using PGPTools? If you are I suggest just uninstalling it and using command line, it never worked half the time for me and just caused way too many problems to be convenient.
Read this:
http://www.robertsosinski.com/2008/02/18/working-with-pgp-and-mac-os-x/
Its a very good tutorial on how to set up PGP through command line explaining everything from setting up your key and saving it to encrypting messages to other people.
Honestly though, I would suggest installing Linux on a partition on your computer. I used my mac for a while but I just didn't feel safe and having a dedicated system for tor with a encrypted home folder and everything makes me feel much safer. It also assures me that I am not shitting where I eat. Or even better, on a external drive so you can easily trash it if need be.
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hey everyone
any links to the stickie would be appreciated
thanks