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Discussion => Newbie discussion => Topic started by: TerrenceRebbeck on May 03, 2013, 11:36 pm

Title: PGP for Dummies..
Post by: TerrenceRebbeck on May 03, 2013, 11:36 pm
Please  excuse me for asking a question that I am sure has been asked and answered a million times in the last year...

Who can recommend a good, simple PGP encryption program? Downloadable over the "conventional" web ... I'm new to the SR and just need something basic that I can use when sending my address to vendors using their public keys, etc. Note: I have a MacBook running Mac OS X version 10.6.8 (snow leopard).

One vendor recommended Tails -- I did find a Mac download page for Tails -- it involves burning a DVD with the application and just re-using that DVD as needed. Haven't tried that yet. I would be fine with something that just resides on the hard disk, but I think many SR folks favor programs that run on USB drives and DVDs because it keeps the computer free of... incriminating things I guess.

As a a sort of false-start a few weeks ago, I downloaded something called PGP Desktop, but somehow managed to space the license # that allows it to start up.. so it won't start, and anyway it seems to cost money for more than 30 days. Though it managed to create some sort of key for me anyway, which will never be used. Now I just want to uninstall the thing. Gad.

Thanks very much for any help!

-- Rebbeck