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██ ██
█▌ - USING PGP - █▌
█▌ Text, File & Hard Drive Encryption █▌
█ ▐▌
█ I choose PGP for my encryption needs as I think it's the best and very ▐▌
█ easy to use. If you ever needed to e-mail someone sensitive data; legal ▐▌
█ docs, banking details, site login information, etc. this is purrrfect. ▐▌
█ ▐▌
█ ___________..___________ ▐▌
█ ▐▌
█ INSTALLING PGP ▐▌
█ CREATE A SET OF KEYS FOR YOURSELF ▐▌
█ IMPORTING YOUR SET OF KEYS FROM A BACKUP ▐▌
█ SHARE YOUR PUBLIC KEY ▐▌
█ IMPORTING OTHER PEOPLE'S PUBLIC KEY ▐▌
█ USING THE KEYS ▐▌
█ SOME NOTES ▐▌
█ ▐▌
█ ___________..___________ ▐▌
█ ▐▌
█ INSTALLING PGP: ▐▌
█ ``````````````` ▐▌
█ 1. Download PGP freeware version HERE - For Windows 7 the XP version works ▐▌
█ fine for me. ▐▌
█ If you don't like your software 'calling home' without your permission; ▐▌
█ go off line before installing or set your firewall to block all networks ▐▌
█ connections, as this software is tricky at calling home during install. ▐▌
█ Install- follow prompts and then a reboot will be needed. ▐▌
█ ▐▌
█ 2. I don't like having unnecessary applications loading at startup, so I ▐▌
█ disable it from running on startup by: Start button/Run/ enter: msconfig ▐▌
█ select OK, Startup Tab- uncheck PGP if it is there. Don't disable it from ▐▌
█ 'Services' Tab or it won't work properly. Click OK, no need to reboot. ▐▌
█ ▐▌
█ 3. Start PGP: Start button/Programs/PGP/PGP ▐▌
█ ▐▌
█ ___________..___________ ▐▌
█ ▐▌
█ CREATE A SET OF KEYS FOR YOURSELF: ▐▌
█ `````````````````````````````````` ▐▌
█ Create a set of keys for yourself. One key will be 'public'. The other ▐▌
█ key will be 'private'. Your private key is never to be shared. Public key ▐▌
█ is safe to share with anyone, anywhere. Users will need your Public key to ▐▌
█ decrypt something you encrypted to them; which you would need their Public ▐▌
█ key to encrypt to them. ▐▌
█ You could even put your Public key on PGP's key server site, here or here, ▐▌
█ so that if anyone needs your key they can find it. You'll have a prompt ▐▌
█ during making of your keys if would like to. I always select 'skip'. I ▐▌
█ share my key by text file, email or HTML page. For an example scroll to ▐▌
█ the end of this page to find mewbies public key. ▐▌
█ ▐▌
█ 1. To create your set of keys: Open PGP - File/New/PGP Key ▐▌
█ This will open a wizard that will walk you through creating your set of ▐▌
█ keys. ▐▌
█ ▐▌
█ ___________..___________ ▐▌
█ ▐▌
█ IMPORTING YOUR SET OF KEYS FROM A BACKUP: ▐▌
█ ````````````````````````````````````````` ▐▌
█ If you already have a set of keys - your own public, private and other ▐▌
█ people's keys; key ring to import into PGP: ▐▌
█ - File/Import/Then the 'Files of type' drop down box select the type, for ▐▌
█ example mine is .skr. Browse to your key; select your secring.skr / Open. ▐▌
█ - A window will open listing all your private keys. Select All/Import. ▐▌
█ - A window will open stating "Some of the imported keys are private keys. ▐▌
█ The trust values on these keys must be set manually via the Key Properties ▐▌
█ dialog." Click OK. ▐▌
█ - Then left pane click All Keys. If your private key isn't listed then ▐▌
█ click pubring (left pane under All Keys, or whatever you named your ▐▌
█ pubring) to list all your keys. Right click on your private key and select ▐▌
█ Add To/All Keys. ▐▌
█ - To Set The Trust Values (must do this to use your own private key): ▐▌
█ Right click on your private key under All Keys (if it isn't listed then ▐▌
█ do the previous step), select Key Properties. On the main window under ▐▌
█ the dialogue 'Trust' select the drop down 'arrow' and set it to ▐▌
█ 'Implicit'. Close the window by the X (top right corner). ▐▌
█ ▐▌
█ ▐▌
█ Then set the key/s that you want to be used for encrypting: ▐▌
█ Tools/Options/Master Keys tab/Add/Select the key you want to use/Add/OK/OK ▐▌
█ ▐▌
█ ___________..___________ ▐▌
█ ▐▌
█ SHARE YOUR PUBLIC KEY: ▐▌
█ `````````````````````` ▐▌
█ 1. PGP/ select on left side 'PGP Keys'/ All keys. You should see your key ▐▌
█ there. ▐▌
█ 2. Right click on your key, select copy public key. ▐▌
█ 3. Paste that into notepad, save as yourkey.txt, or paste in an e-mail, ▐▌
█ etc and then send that to whomever you would like to have your public key. ▐▌
█ ▐▌
█ ___________..___________ ▐▌
█ ▐▌
█ IMPORTING OTHER PEOPLE'S PUBLIC KEY: ▐▌
█ ```````````````````````````````````` ▐▌
█ 1. Copy their key to your mouse, right click on the task bar PGP icon ▐▌
█ (looks like a lock and key), select Clipboard/Decrypt and Verify. ▐▌
█ 2. A window will open showing the person's Key, Click Import. Done! :) ▐▌
█ ▐▌
█ ___________..___________ ▐▌
█ ▐▌
█ USING THE KEYS: ▐▌
█ ``````````````` ▐▌
█ 1. Lets say you want to send an encrypted e-mail, text file, post a ▐▌
█ message encrypted: Copy your text to your mouse, right click on PGP ▐▌
█ taskbar icon, Select Clipboard/Encrypt and Sign. ▐▌
█ 2. A window will pop open with all the Public keys you have. Drag and drop ▐▌
█ the person/s key you want to encrypt the message to (can be encrypted to ▐▌
█ more than one person). ▐▌
█ 3. Another window will open for you to select which of your Private keys ▐▌
█ you want to use to encrypt this (you can have as many private keys as you ▐▌
█ like, but be sure the key you use, your recipients have your Public key). ▐▌
█ Click OK. ▐▌
█ 4. Now paste your encrypted message to where ever you like. Done! ▐▌
█ ▐▌
█ *Only those that have your Public Key and only those that you encrypted ▐▌
█ message to will be able to read it. Until now this encryption has never ▐▌
█ been broken, unless the government keeping it big secret.. but that's a ▐▌
█ whole other story :P ▐▌
█ ▐▌
█ *Anything you want to save for later reference that you have sent to other ▐▌
█ people; either add yourself as one of the people to encrypt to or save in ▐▌
█ plain text, as you will not be able to decrypt it (if you didn't add your ▐▌
█ yourself as one of the recipients). ▐▌
█ ▐▌
█ ___________..___________ ▐▌
█ ▐▌
█ SOME NOTES: ▐▌
█ ``````````` ▐▌
█ 1. Your password for your keys should be long and characters varied enough ▐▌
█ to be safe (wizard will have a progress bar to show you the level of ▐▌
█ safety your password). Since you will have to type this long password in ▐▌
█ (you can't copy paste) I suggest you use a sentence you can memorize. For ▐▌
█ example (characters are case sensitive): ▐▌
█ ILoveMewbiesTuts100%xBetter(thansearchinggoogle) ▐▌
█ ▐▌
█ 2. When prompted for your e-mail- enter anything, this doesn't need to be ▐▌
█ a working/real e-mail. When you give out your public key what information ▐▌
█ people will see is your name and your e-mail that you created it under. ▐▌
█ ▐▌
█ 3. Keep backup copies of your `set of keys'. If you loose it, you can not ▐▌
█ recover it by creating a key with same password. Every key made will be ▐▌
█ different, old password won't work. ▐▌
█ ▐▌
█ 4. If for some reason you want to delete your keys via PGP in one location ▐▌
█ it will remove ALL copies it finds in your computer. So first WinZip those ▐▌
█ copies you want to keep! ▐▌
█ ▐▌
█ 5. Move the default place for your keys to a place you like. If I recall ▐▌
█ it keeps your keys in MyDocuments/.../.../ somewhere. If you ever need to ▐▌
█ send your computer in for some repair be sure to remove all your 'private' ▐▌
█ keys! ▐▌
█ ▐▌
█ 6. At the bottom of this page is an example of a public key. ▐▌
█ ▐▌
█ A very good alternative to PGP is GnuPG aka GPG, command line tool. For ▐▌
█ Linux, Debian at least, you can install via your package manager (gnupg) ▐▌
█ BUT read HERE first to decide which version you want. GNUPGP is ▐▌
█ compatible with PGP. Read here for more information and here. ▐▌
█ ▐▌
█ [mew] i watched this documentary other night about how since bush, all ▐▌
█ communications are filtered, email etc... by key words yeah ▐▌
█ [mew] so i recall you saying something about maybe regular ppl shouldn't ▐▌
█ use pgp in email ▐▌
█ [mew] as just using it might be a red flag ▐▌
█ * mew thinking all my emails have been red flagged lol ▐▌
█ [mew] so do you think just using pgp in email is asking for a red flag? ▐▌
█ [advisor] yes ▐▌
█ [advisor] thats more like what they would do ▐▌
█ [advisor] not crack pgp ▐▌
█ [advisor] BUT ▐▌
█ [mew] wow, was hoping you wouldnt say that ▐▌
█ [advisor] identify EVERYONE using pgp ▐▌
█ [advisor] and put them on a list ▐▌
█ [advisor] to track their other activity ▐▌
█ [advisor] all web surfing, ▐▌
█ [advisor] downloading etc ▐▌
█ [advisor] that is much much more likely ▐▌
█ [advisor] and a great example ▐▌
█ [advisor] of not needing to crack pgp ▐▌
█ [advisor] but using it as a flag ▐▌
█ [advisor] to decide who to surveil ▐▌
█ [mew] right right ▐▌
█ ▐▌
█ PS. A book I completely enjoyed for pleasure (not a learning how to) would ▐▌
█ be 'The Code Book' by Simon Singh HERE. Very easy read on the subject of ▐▌
█ cryptography and code's vital role throughout history. ▐▌
█ ▐▌
█ //---------------------------------------------------------------------- ▐▌
█ ▐▌
█ If you find mistakes, have suggestions, and or questions please post at ▐▌
█ mewbies forum HERE - thank you. ▐▌
█ ▐▌
█ Last update on 20 Nov '13 ▐▌
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mewbies public pgp key - highlight, right click, copy, paste to a text file:
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