Difference between revisions of "Privacy:PGP"

Revision as of 01:58, 8 September 2013

PGP section in cryptoparty handbook - Chapter 6 Email Encryption

The encrypted message/file is considered save
- if your private key isn't compromised (duh)
- and given that your key is strong enough

PGP is not anonymous
- Sender and receiver IDs are known. Including names if the keys are uploaded to key servers

Signing keys of your friends
- Pro: build a web of trust
- Con: everyone can see your network

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 === Clients ===
-* Thunderbird with enigmail - graphical use interface, easy to use
+* [https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird Thunderbird] with [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/enigmail/ enigmail] - graphical use interface, easy to use
-* GPG command line client - easy to use if you prefer commandline stuff
+* [http://gnupg.org/ GPG] command line client - easy to use if you prefer commandline stuff
-* Kleopatra - slowwwww, deinstalled it
+* [http://www.kde.org/applications/utilities/kleopatra/ Kleopatra] - slowwwww, deinstalled it
 * ...
-=== Sign keys of your friends ===
-* Pros and cons
-=== Renew key ===
+=== Level of safety ===
-* How to renew key from the command line - http://www.g-loaded.eu/2010/11/01/change-expiration-date-gpg-key/
+* The encrypted message/file is considered save
+** if your private key isn't compromised (duh)
+** and given that your key is strong enough
-=== What if you lose your private key or your key gets compromised? ===
+* PGP is not anonymous
+** Sender and receiver IDs are known. Including names if the keys are uploaded to key servers
-=== I have created a key pair ages ago that can now be cracked easily. How to upgrade? ===
+* Signing keys of your friends
+** Pro: build a web of trust
+** Con: everyone can see your network
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