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Discussion => Security => Topic started by: shutdem on June 25, 2012, 11:49 am
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so i have been given all the information on how to download and do the gpg. but i just need to be able to write to my vendors pgp and receive back. Simple i know. but i am not sure if i download gpg? Please someone give me the site and if you can some steps to send information to a vendors pgp key
Thank you so very much we must stick together to keep eachother on our toes. safe and smart! to keep the site running tight!
thaks in advance to anyone who replies!
sincerely
dan
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GPG can do both PGP and GPG messages/keys. Most people are running gpg. But before I could give you any help I would need to know which OS you are running.
Doing it in Windows is different than on a Mac or under Linux. NOTE: I only know Linux.
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I think is same, yes.
BB
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Both GPG and PGP create OpenPGP compliant messages/files in accordance with RFC 4880. These days the difference is that GPG is completely open source, while PGP is a proprietary closed source program.
You need to install GPG and create a keypair. Provide the public key of this pair to the vendor and anyone else you need to communicate with. You will need the vendor's public key in order to encrypt to them.
To understand how it works, read this PDF:
ftp://ftp.pgpi.org/pub/pgp/6.5/docs/english/IntroToCrypto.pdf
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jameslink thank you. well thank all of you!!
i am running windows so just a pc not a mac. its newer versoin of windows. Now if you could all i really need is where to download at. from there i thing with a little extra tips i can make it. So, all i need to know is where to download the least suspect-able and least confusing one.lol I just need to be able to send info to a vendors key. then know what to do if he or she writes back, Also i need to know the process after i download how and where to put the persons pgp key, Then where to write and how to encrypt.
So, basically i just need to know it all.lol
thank you for your help again, I hope this is not too difficult. So thank you for your time. also anyone one how to give karma points because you all have earned them! making shure we can keep this site safe!!
Dan
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Hi,
there is a very nice guide here:
http://dkn255hz262ypmii.onion/index.php?topic=131.0
PGP/GPG is quite complex, but for "normal" usage here you shouldn't need more than a few hours
to install and use it (that's not to say that you shouldn't try to learn as much as possible about
PGP, TOR, BTC, etc., the more you know the more secure you will be)
cheers,
NQA