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alf | 1 May 2013 16:13
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encryption practice


anyone wanting practice using openpgp encryption should consider
joining the pgpnet yahoo group.  messages are encrypted to the public
keys of all current members.  twice a year pgpnet conducts a roll call
to make sure subscribers are still actively using pgp/gnupg.  therefore
there is always a pool of people willing and able to exchange encrypted
email.

pgpnet has newbies as well as members who have been using pgp since
shortly after its introduction.  it is a safe place to make mistakes
while learning the capabilities and limitations of openpgp.

yahoo members can find the group by searching for 'pgpnet' on the
website.  nonmembers can join by sending an email to

pgpnet-subscribe <at> yahoogroups.com

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Dominic D'Antoni | 25 Apr 2013 16:47
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Re: Digest Number 3268

Is there a free pgp program/software i can use or i
Do i have to buy one????

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lou | 23 Apr 2013 19:21

test signature


-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1

Please check my sig.
Public key should be uploaded to a couple of servers.

Thanks,
Lou

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux)
Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/

iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJRdsMhAAoJEJET95+ImjkO1NgIAIm/T9WOq26lRcd6C76B4yQX
7WpQYZ28e+tOH7RFWN5CwG3NcKhmc4rP+W6GVY4gGvg/MQctR/46HMjxaUMmZLW1
qUYOkT1OjeTKng5g1J1HP6DHE9t/+bWAb3bk7kyPiZpWtlSisYp3mxPw9+ORkDmL
+TlVo1KMFgaXzlLUoxUSVzV2JGm0ExeogrsLg+37f0Mjo08Ls9ykuHbrH5ymDl7J
w9rjqxbM7NSSxag1wbDAB5CdGp+w9ViW2y4oEXGU6E7q7KJ3VyEkcAHlKB5iLjVd
2o5S/xyYh7iJe0/c1qEsE5iRlCMazRzJzzi4kvlTIOsaumj3ub6G9Hf5u4z+GQ8=
=fPMe
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Kwazeemodem | 22 Apr 2013 14:20

Newbie

Hello PGP-Basics:

How hard is it to get to get family, friends and business contacts to
use encrypted email?  Is PGP the way to go or is there a better
method?  One reason I ask is that the PGP-Basics list manual I was sent
when I joined was last revised 9 years ago.  Some of the links are
broken and most of the information looks out of date.  Does anybody
really use this stuff or is it a dream that died?  During 2002 there
were over 1000 posts here some months.  There have been 13 so far this
year.

I have been playing around with a Tails anonymity USB drive. GnuPG and
Claws Email are included.  Is GnuPG a reasonable choice or should I go
for real PGP?  I have made a key with GnuPG.  Next step?

Vic

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bilboa75 | 22 Mar 2013 03:09
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Option of Send Public Key Does Not Appear

When I compose a message and click on "Open PGP" the option "Attach my public key" does not appear.What have I
done wrong?

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sohan_badaya | 3 Jan 2013 13:23
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PGP Public key trust confusion

Hi,

I have a doubt in PGP public key trust concept. My name is sohan
badaya, but assume I created a key with name of Barak Obama e.g
barak.obama <at> gmail.com and I uploaded my public key into pgp key
server. Now some some american security team want to sent mail to Mr.
Barak Obama, so they mistakenly got my public key and sent encrypted
mail to me. As they thought that mail id is barak.obama <at> gmail.com.
I can decrypt it as I have private key and can read message. Is it correct?

Other question I read that before using any key we should first verify
key. So If key contains signature of your known person then you can
trust on this key. But assume I created 3-4 fake keys(that contains
name of your known person) and signed my public key with these keys.
So now my public key also contains signature of your trust person.

Is it all correct. Am I getting this concept correct. Is user Id is
the attribute that we use to verify a person??

Please please let me know it. I really appreciate any kind of light on
these concepts.

Thanks in advance.

Regards,
Sohan Badaya

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madeacrack_inthesun | 31 Dec 2012 19:03
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Decrypt failed! (No secret key) Code = 17

More than one person gets this error when they try to decrypt a message I send them. I use to have no problem
sending encryptions and out of no where this started happening. The only thing I could think of that's
changed is a few months back I couldn't remember my passphrase and I was thinking that my be related to "No
secret key."

'Decrypt failed! (No secret key)
Code = 17'

I tried creating a new master key and got the same error. I completely uninstalled PGP and even removed my key
from the PGP database. I then reinstalled and started over from scratch and the problem persists.

Please help!!!

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sohan_badaya | 27 Dec 2012 10:29
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REVOKING PUBLIC KEY CONSTANTS IN BOUNCY CASTLE API

Hi,

There are 3 constants in PGPPublicKey.java class for revocation,
    KEY_REVOCATION
    SUBKEY_REVOCATION
    CERTIFICATION_REVOCATION

I am confused which constant is for revoke public key. and why 3
constans are provided.

Please help me for the same.

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sohan_badaya | 26 Dec 2012 16:37
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Revoke PGP public key using bouncy castle API.

I want to Revoke my pgp public key using bouncy castle api. I have generated revocation certificate. But I
couldnt find how to revoke public key using revocation certificate. how to achieve it? I found one method
addCertification in PGPPublickey.java.

I tried this method but actually this method adding any revocation certificate to public key. But actually
public key should add only that revocation certificate that is generated from corresponding private key.

If anyone has idea please let me know.

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sohan_badaya | 26 Dec 2012 16:15
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PGP Digital signature confusion

I have big confusion in pgp digital signature and web of trust concept.
I just want to tell my understanding and want to review by you. Thanks in advance.

Web of Trust ?

First thing is upload our pgp public key to server and get 2nd person pgp public key.
2nd person will encrypt messge using our public key and also sign it using his private key.
Now first thing we need to make sure that this person is really trust worthy. It may be fake guy.

so we should validate his public key. Public key will contain digital signature of other people. If we know
many guys of those digital certificates then 
this guy is known to us or to our friends. If we don't know anyone. or trust level in certificate is not good
then we should refuse
key.

Same thing if third person say us to send mail. We will first verify his public key to check his trust level.
then only we will send mail to him.

This is called Web of Trust. It make sure that receiver or sender is trustworthy.

Digital Certificate use?

Message ----apply HASH funtion--->get Message Digest  ---Sign using private key---> get Signed Hashed
Messge. that is called digital signature.
so Our message structure is 
plain message + Digital Signature.  Encrypt it using public key.
Send it to 2nd person

 
The message is fed into a routine called a HASH Function (a function that converts one string of characters
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sohan_badaya | 24 Dec 2012 10:32
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PGP Web of trust concept

I want to understand PGP web of trust concept, but I couldn't find any good example or link. Please suggest me
any link for this.
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