The GNU Privacy Handbook. Gnu. PG is a tool for secure communication. This chapter is a quick- start guide that covers the core functionality.
This includes keypair creation, exchanging and verifying keys, encrypting. It does not explain in detail the concepts behind public- key cryptography.
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This is covered in Chapter 2. It also does not explain how to use Gnu. PG wisely. This is covered in Chapters 3 and. Gnu. PG uses public- key cryptography so that users may communicate securely. In a public- key system, each user has a pair of keys consisting of.
A user's private key is kept secret; it need never be revealed. The public key may be given to anyone with whom the user wants to. Gnu. PG uses a somewhat more sophisticated scheme in which a user has. The primary and subordinate keypairs are bundled to facilitate key. The command- line option - -gen- key. Gnu. PG) 0. 9. 4; Copyright (C) 1. Free Software Foundation, Inc.
- Encrypting and decrypting documents. A public and private key each have a specific role when encrypting and decrypting documents. A public key may be thought of as an.
- Lost private key password. hello, I have found an old pair of private and public keys but unfortunaltely do no remember the corresponding password. Public key is.
- Importing a public key. A public key may be added to your public keyring with the --import option. alice% gpg --import blake.gpg gpg: key 9E98BC16: public key.
- PGP Key Generator. Generate your private and public PGP keys online. This PGP key generator is does not require you to install any software and your PGP keys remain.
This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it. See the file COPYING for details. Please select what kind of key you want. DSA and El. Gamal (default). DSA (sign only). (4) El.
Gamal (sign and encrypt). Your selection? Gnu. PG is able to create several different types of keypairs, but a primary. There are therefore only three options.
Option 1 actually creates two keypairs. A DSA keypair is the primary keypair usable only for making signatures.
An El. Gamal subordinate keypair is also created for encryption. Option 2 is similar but creates only a DSA keypair. Option 4[1] creates a single El. Gamal. keypair usable for both making signatures and performing encryption. In all cases it is possible to later add additional subkeys for encryption.
For most users the default option is fine. You must also choose a key size.
The size of a DSA key must be between 5. El. Gamal. key may be of any size. Gnu. PG, however, requires that keys be no smaller than 7. Therefore, if Option 1 was chosen and you choose a keysize larger than. El. Gamal key will have the requested size, but the DSA. About to generate a new ELG- E keypair. What keysize do you want?
The longer the key the more secure it is against brute- force attacks. Also, encryption and decryption will be slower as the. Once selected, the keysize can never be changed. Finally, you must choose an expiration date. If Option 1 was chosen, the expiration date will be used for both the. El. Gamal and DSA keypairs. Please specify how long the key should be valid.
Key is valid for? For most users a key that does not expire is adequate. The expiration time should be chosen with care, however.
You must provide a user ID in addition to the key parameters. The user ID is used to associate the key being created with a real. You need a User- ID to identify your key; the software constructs the user id. Real Name, Comment and Email Address in this form. Heinrich Heine (Der Dichter) < heinrichh@duesseldorf. Only one user ID is created when a key is created, but it is possible.
IDs if you want to use the key in two or. A user ID should be created carefully since it cannot be edited after. Gnu. PG needs a passphrase to protect the primary and subordinate. You need a Passphrase to protect your private key. Enter passphrase. There is no limit on the length of a passphrase, and it should be.
From the perspective of security, the passphrase to unlock the private. Gnu. PG (and other public- key. Ideally, the passphrase should not use words from a dictionary and.
A good passphrase is crucial to the secure use of Gnu. PG. After your keypair is created you should immediately generate a revocation.
If you forget your passphrase or if your private key is compromised. A revoked public key can still be used to verify signatures made.
It also does not affect your ability to decrypt messages sent to. The argument mykey must be a key. ID of your primary keypair or any part of a user ID. The generated certificate will be left in the file. If the - -output option is. Since the certificate is short, you may wish to print a hardcopy of.
The certificate should not be stored where others can access it since. To communicate with others you must exchange public keys. To list the keys on your public keyring use the command- line. D/BB7. 57. 6AC 1.
Alice (Judge) < alice@cyb. E9. A8. FA 1. 99.
To send your public key to a correspondent you must first export it. The command- line option - -export. It takes an additional argument identifying the public key to export.
As with the - -gen- revoke option, either the key ID or any part of. ID may be used to identify the key to export.
The key is exported in a binary format, but this can be inconvenient. Gnu. PG therefore supports a command- line option. ASCII- armored format similar to. In general, any output from Gnu. PG, e. g., keys, encrypted documents, and. ASCII- armored by adding the - -armor option.
BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK- -- -- . Version: Gnu. PG v.
GNU/Linux). Comment: For info see http: //www. END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK- -- -- A public key may be added to your public keyring with the. E9. 8BC1. 6: public key imported. Total number processed: 1. D/BB7. 57. 6AC 1.
D/9. E9. 8BC1. 6 1. Blake (Executioner) < blake@cyb. C8. CBD4. 1 1. 99. Once a key is imported it should be validated. Gnu. PG uses a powerful and flexible trust model that does not require. Some keys may need to be personally validated, however. A key is validated by verifying the key's fingerprint and then signing.
A key's fingerprint can be quickly viewed with the. D/9. E9. 8BC1. 6 created: 1. C8. CBD4. 1 created: 1. Blake (Executioner) < blake@cyb. D/9. E9. 8BC1. 6 1. Blake (Executioner) < blake@cyb.
Fingerprint: 2. 68. F 4. 48. F CCD7 AF3. E 5. 2D8 9. BDE 1. A0. 8 9. E9. 8 BC1.
A key's fingerprint is verified with the key's owner. This may be done in person or over the phone or through any other means. If the fingerprint you get is the same as the fingerprint the key's. After checking the fingerprint, you may sign the key to validate it. Since key verification is a weak point in public- key cryptography.
Command> sign. D/9. E9. 8BC1. 6 created: 1. Fingerprint: 2. 68.
F 4. 48. F CCD7 AF3. E 5. 2D8 9. BDE 1.
A0. 8 9. E9. 8 BC1. Blake (Executioner) < blake@cyb. Are you really sure that you want to sign this key. Alice (Judge) < alice@cyb. Really sign? Once signed you can check the key to list the signatures on it and.
Every user ID on the key will have one or more self- signatures as well. Command> check. Blake (Executioner) < blake@cyb. E9. 8BC1. 6 1. 99.
BB7. 57. 6AC 1. 99. Alice (Judge) < alice@cyb. A public and private key each have a specific role when. A public key may be thought of as an open safe.
When a correspondent encrypts a document using a public. The corresponding private key is the combination that can. In other words, only the person who holds the private key. The procedure for encrypting and decrypting documents is. If you want to encrypt a message to Alice, you encrypt it.
Alice's public key, and she decrypts it with her private key. If Alice wants to send you a message, she encrypts it using your. To encrypt a document the option. You must have the public keys of the intended recipients. The software expects the name of the document to encrypt as input; if.
The encrypted result is placed on standard output or as specified using. The document is compressed for additional security in addition to. The - -recipient option. The encrypted document can only be decrypted by someone with a private. In particular, you cannot decrypt a document encrypted by you unless. To decrypt a message the option. You need the private key to which the message was encrypted.
Similar to the encryption process, the document to decrypt is. You need a passphrase to unlock the secret key for. Blake (Executioner) < blake@cyb. ELG- E key, ID 5. C8. CBD4. 1, created 1. ID 9. E9. 8BC1. 6).
Enter passphrase: Documents may also be encrypted without using public- key cryptography. Instead, you use a symmetric cipher to encrypt the document. The key used to drive the symmetric cipher is derived from a passphrase. Symmetric encryption is useful for securing documents when the.
A document can be encrypted with a symmetric cipher by using the. Enter passphrase: A digital signature certifies and timestamps a document.
If the document is subsequently modified in any way, a verification. A digital signature can serve the same purpose as a hand- written signature. The Gnu. PG source distribution, for example, is signed so that users can. Creating and verifying signatures uses the public/private keypair. A signature is created using the private key of the signer. The signature is verified using the corresponding public key. For example, Alice would use her own private key to digitally sign.
Journal of Inorganic Chemistry. The associate editor handling her submission would use Alice's. Alice and that it had not been modified since Alice. A consequence of using digital signatures is that it is difficult to. The command- line option.
The document to sign is input, and the signed document is output. You need a passphrase to unlock the private key for. Alice (Judge) < alice@cyb. DSA key, ID BB7. 57. AC, created 1. 99. Enter passphrase.
The document is compressed before being signed, and the output is in binary. Given a signed document, you can either check the signature or.
To check the signature use the. To verify the signature and extract the document use the. The signed document to verify and recover is input and the recovered.
Signature made Fri Jun 4 1. CDT using DSA key ID BB7. AC. gpg: Good signature from "Alice (Judge) < alice@cyb. A common use of digital signatures is to sign usenet postings or. In such situations it is undesirable to compress the document while. ASCII- armored signature but. You need a passphrase to unlock the secret key for.
Alice (Judge) < alice@cyb. DSA key, ID BB7. 57.
AC, created 1. 99. BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- -- -- . BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- -- -- . Version: Gnu. PG v. GNU/Linux). Comment: For info see http: //www.