Privacy:PGP

Start using PGP

Why do you need PGP? - by Phil Zimmerman (dutch version)

PGP section in cryptoparty handbook - Chapter 6 Email Encryption

Clients

• Thunderbird with enigmail - graphical use interface, easy to use
• GPG command line client - easy to use if you prefer commandline stuff
• Kleopatra - slowwwww, deinstalled it
• ...

Level of safety

• The encrypted message/file is considered safe
  • 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

Experiences

• phicoh
  • gpg1.4 and nmh. Nmh is a command line mail clinet. Some script integrating nmh and gpg can be found at http://faculty.cs.niu.edu/~rickert/mh/
    • it lacks the possibility to reply on a pgp encrypted mail