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Discussion => Newbie discussion => Topic started by: rojo on May 27, 2013, 07:00 pm
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can someone tell me how the pgp keys work. I have a vendor who's key doesnt work. But I sent him mine. So if I encrypt a message and he has my key can he read it? Even though I dont have his key?
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Are you sure you have encrypted it with the right key?
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Are you pasting his key to a text file, saving it as a .asc file, and importing it to whatever key program you're using? Once you do that, you type your message in a text file, highlight it, and then encrypt it and select his key as the recipient. Copy that encrypted message and send.
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shit thats right. I forgot you have to pick a recipient. No he's using something pgp4win doesnt recognize I think. Atleast it says no keys found when I import it from my txt doc. His key was created by some other program.
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That shouldn't matter. Is your text editor saving the .asc file as plain text?
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I think so. Heres the key which is kinda weird... -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
Version: BCPG C# v1.6.1.0
mI0EUQsyUQEEAKSUXbpkrt62OwrOcf2rgp+Jzn3opg/pcswX4boFzKyKRc4lqq+W
lQcwVa9gxkOJHv+9YINFbOMvOgPdr6kiZLJ656PkTqDuTatVc6S8OAs/m5Qx2w9F
wHwTv81UG3Rs/HzFDAstKf4X8let+m74ScPoAu+fafaGuL9IwLOIp885ABEBAAG0
AIicBBABAgAGBQJRCzJRAAoJEFh3ff2d9P7M3r8D/3mt5mOXmwOFzo/bS0htW39M
fydNc5gWZDKS+VeiPywN9WF+3jY50rJtSpnvzEmUPRp2i6FbJ8dD9YCY7UELtsIf
UEloO7Ir3SOvvzbmXJT+nG6y4ccVA6UVXRsRl0VtJvwENjCe+6fs+Y4GQI3OczME
MQch0/Ga7f7ujsvrHpBR
=xChJ
-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
And I think it is saving as a normal .txt file.
Its supersun who has plenty of great reviews. I have read other ppl cant get his key to work either.
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Here a great tutorial: http://p3lr4cdm3pv4plyj.onion/guides/shepj.html (dark net)
It's a bit old but it's still the same way.
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That link comes up Not Found I believe z
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Hiya Red :)
Follow the Link in my Sig. :)
also...that Version: BCPG ??? is that igolder? i wouldnt trust that ???
Peace,
ChemCat O0
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Without a good public key for that vendor you won't be able to send him any encrypted messages.
You use the vendors public key to encrypt your sensitive information so they can use their private key to decrypt it. His public key doesn't even import for me it doesn't even register as a key weird.
If the vendor has your key then they could encrypt messages with it and send it back to you so you could decrypt it.
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That link comes up Not Found I believe z
It's a Tor website, not clear net. Did you paste it to your Tor Browser?