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Discussion => Security => Topic started by: ws on February 15, 2013, 09:31 pm

Title: Tails highlight public keys
Post by: ws on February 15, 2013, 09:31 pm
Hello, I am using tails and wondering how to highlight someones public key from they're profile page, it seems I can either click and highlight a sentance or click edit select all which highlights and copies the whole page? Is there a way I can just highlight and copy the key only?
Title: Re: Tails highlight public keys
Post by: gingerballs on February 15, 2013, 11:29 pm
you are on a laptop, aren't you? it's a problem with your touchpad.. i have the same issues.

the only way i can think of getting around it is using a mouse, which not very convenient for a laptop. instead, i use my desktop when making purchases and the laptop for when im browsing the forums.
Title: Re: Tails highlight public keys
Post by: ws on February 15, 2013, 11:44 pm
you are on a laptop, aren't you? it's a problem with your touchpad.. i have the same issues.

the only way i can think of getting around it is using a mouse, which not very convenient for a laptop. instead, i use my desktop when making purchases and the laptop for when im browsing the forums.

Yes I am on a laptop, I think I might have a spare mouse so I'll give it a go, thanks!
Title: Re: Tails highlight public keys
Post by: SorryMario on February 16, 2013, 01:09 am
Use the cursor to highlight the first dash in the "-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK". Now hold down the Shift key and click on the very last dash in "END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----" Voila! The whole thing is highlighted

You can also do it by holding Shift and pressing "End" to highlight an entire line, then (while still holding Shift) tap the Down arrow on your keyboard (each tap adds another line to the highlighted part) until you've got the whole message highlighted.
Title: Re: Tails highlight public keys
Post by: ws on February 16, 2013, 09:27 am
Use the cursor to highlight the first dash in the "-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK". Now hold down the Shift key and click on the very last dash in "END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----" Voila! The whole thing is highlighted

You can also do it by holding Shift and pressing "End" to highlight an entire line, then (while still holding Shift) tap the Down arrow on your keyboard (each tap adds another line to the highlighted part) until you've got the whole message highlighted.

Thanks, that worked great!

I've only just started using tails, after you shut down computer it wipes everything, does this mean with PGP you have a new public key every time you log in or do you have the same key as long as you have same email passphrase? Also is there a way to save bookmarks on a USB possibly? As I said I am a total newbie to tails, PGP etc so any tips would be much appretiated! 
Title: Re: Tails highlight public keys
Post by: talawtam on February 16, 2013, 09:51 am
Thanks, that worked great!

I've only just started using tails, after you shut down computer it wipes everything, does this mean with PGP you have a new public key every time you log in or do you have the same key as long as you have same email passphrase? Also is there a way to save bookmarks on a USB possibly? As I said I am a total newbie to tails, PGP etc so any tips would be much appretiated!

When you configure the persistent volume you can choose what you want to save. choose the pgp keyring and it'll save your pgp key and any others that you import.
Title: Re: Tails highlight public keys
Post by: ws on February 16, 2013, 10:17 am
Thanks, that worked great!

I've only just started using tails, after you shut down computer it wipes everything, does this mean with PGP you have a new public key every time you log in or do you have the same key as long as you have same email passphrase? Also is there a way to save bookmarks on a USB possibly? As I said I am a total newbie to tails, PGP etc so any tips would be much appretiated!

When you configure the persistent volume you can choose what you want to save. choose the pgp keyring and it'll save your pgp key and any others that you import.

Hi thanks for your reply I am not quite sure how to do this, I've managed to import a vendors public key by copy and paste it into text editer then import it. I'm not too sure how to configure persistent volume as you suggested? Also unsure of how to get my own public key, I click export and export it to my desktop but I can't open the file it just says "A key imported for............ " is there a way to open the file with text editor?

I managed to work out PGP on GPGtools on my mac but I am keen to stick with tails as it leaves no traces just dont have any experience with linux
Title: Re: Tails highlight public keys
Post by: ws on February 16, 2013, 10:25 am
Ignore the how to open file with text edit part I have no figured that out, if you could explain the persistent volume part though would be great, as soon as I figure that out will be up and away in the PGP world!  :)
Title: Re: Tails highlight public keys
Post by: talawtam on February 17, 2013, 08:36 pm
Click Applications/Tails/Configure persistent volume.

When setting up you can specify what will be saved and what wont.

Follow the onscreen instructions and click GnuPG when you have the option. From now on when you import a pgp key they will be saved... you can access them from System/Preferences/Passwords and Encryption Keys

PS. sorry for the late reply!
Title: Re: Tails highlight public keys
Post by: CharasBros on February 17, 2013, 09:05 pm
try Liberte instead
Tails is crap, here is some info been posted on cryptome
http://cryptome.org/2013/01/tails-exploit.htm