{"id":5942,"date":"2023-06-09T10:56:32","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T10:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forest-1041a2.ingress-bonde.ewp.live\/how-to-create-and-use-a-pgp-key-with-gpg-suite-and-mailvelope\/"},"modified":"2023-06-09T10:56:32","modified_gmt":"2023-06-09T10:56:32","slug":"how-to-create-and-use-a-pgp-key-with-gpg-suite-and-mailvelope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/benrmatthews.local\/how-to-create-and-use-a-pgp-key-with-gpg-suite-and-mailvelope\/","title":{"rendered":"How to create and use a PGP key with GPG Suite and Mailvelope"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_68_1 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >On this page<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"http:\/\/benrmatthews.local\/how-to-create-and-use-a-pgp-key-with-gpg-suite-and-mailvelope\/#1_Download_GPG_Suite\" title=\"1. Download GPG Suite\">1. Download GPG Suite<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"http:\/\/benrmatthews.local\/how-to-create-and-use-a-pgp-key-with-gpg-suite-and-mailvelope\/#2_Generate_your_own_key_through_PGP_Suite\" title=\"2. Generate your own key through PGP Suite\">2. Generate your own key through PGP Suite<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"http:\/\/benrmatthews.local\/how-to-create-and-use-a-pgp-key-with-gpg-suite-and-mailvelope\/#3_Start_using_your_key\" title=\"3. Start using your key\">3. Start using your key<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"http:\/\/benrmatthews.local\/how-to-create-and-use-a-pgp-key-with-gpg-suite-and-mailvelope\/#4_Setting_up_Mailvelope_for_in-browser_encryption\" title=\"4. Setting up Mailvelope for in-browser encryption\">4. Setting up Mailvelope for in-browser encryption<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"http:\/\/benrmatthews.local\/how-to-create-and-use-a-pgp-key-with-gpg-suite-and-mailvelope\/#5_Writing_encrypted_emails_with_PGP\" title=\"5. Writing encrypted emails with\u00a0PGP\">5. Writing encrypted emails with\u00a0PGP<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"http:\/\/benrmatthews.local\/how-to-create-and-use-a-pgp-key-with-gpg-suite-and-mailvelope\/#6_Encrypting_files_with_PGP\" title=\"6. Encrypting files with PGP\">6. Encrypting files with PGP<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>Setting up and using a PGP key is not straightforward, but tools like GPG Suite and Mailvelope make it easier. Here&#8217;s how to create and use a PGP key with GPG Suite and Mailvelope.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Download_GPG_Suite\"><\/span><strong>1. Download GPG Suite<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The first step is to download and run\u00a0GPG Suite. When that is done, it&#8217;s time to setup your GPG key.<\/p>\n<p>If you already have a GPG key,\u00a0add your address to an existing GPG key, because in which\u00a0case you don&#8217;t need to create any new key.<\/p>\n<p>If you do not have a GPG key yet, follow up with the next section.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Generate_your_own_key_through_PGP_Suite\"><\/span><strong>2. Generate your own key through PGP Suite<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>GPG Keychain is the application you will use to manage your keys. It will let you create new keys, edit existing ones and search for your friend&#8217;s keys.<\/p>\n<p>The first thing you&#8217;ll see in GPG Keychain is a wizard which will guide you through creating your first key.<\/p>\n<p><img class=&quot;aligncenter wp-image-1791 size-full&quot; title=&quot;How to create and use a PGP key wth GPG Suite and Mailvelope&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/benrmatthews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/How-to-create-a-PGP-key-wth-GPG-Suite-and-Mailvelope.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;How to create and use a PGP key wth GPG Suite and Mailvelope&quot; width=&quot;996&quot; height=&quot;568&quot; \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>2a. Email Address<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>GPG Keychain fills the data from your OS X address book. But the fields are editable and you can change them at your will. Enter the email address you normally use when sending mail.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>2b. Upload key after generation<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>If you enable this checkbox, your public key will be uploaded to a key server once key creation is done. Generally this is a good thing, since it will make it much easier for others to start sending you encrypted messages by simply importing your key from a key server.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>2c. Password<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Enter your password. As with every other password you use, it should be very\u00a0strong\u00a0and it&#8217;s\u00a0best\u00a0to use a\u00a0very long password, a sentence you can remember, comprised of symbols and numbers.<\/p>\n<p>Important:\u00a0Should you forget your password, there&#8217;s no way to recover it. Make sure you will remember it or store it in a safe place (no, a text note on your desk is not a safe place).<\/p>\n<h3><strong>2d. Hit &quot;Generate key&quot;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>After a short while, you&#8217;ll see a new entry in GPG Keychain with your email address showing\u00a0sec\/pub\u00a0(secret\/public) in the type column.<\/p>\n<p>Every time you create a new key, a new key pair is created. It will consist of a secret key and a public key. The public key is to be shared with others, so they can send you encrypted messages.<\/p>\n<p><img class=&quot;aligncenter size-full wp-image-1790&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/benrmatthews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/How-to-create-and-use-a-PGP-key-wth-GPG-Suite-and-Mailvelope.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;How to create and use a PGP key wth GPG Suite and Mailvelope&quot; width=&quot;1067&quot; height=&quot;620&quot; \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Start_using_your_key\"><\/span><strong>3. Start using your key<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Once done, you can then send your key and then add other peoples keys to your key\u00a0database.<\/p>\n<p>Depending on the app, you may have to choose who you are encrypting it\u00a0for separately from the &#8216;To:&#8217; recipients in your message.<\/p>\n<p>You can share your key either by .asc file, copying and pasting the key\u00a0text, or by linking to a server it&#8217;s uploaded to.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s also a good practice to upload your key to the MIT server (this is\u00a0apparently the largest key database, so if someone searches for you\u00a0here, they&#8217;ll be able to import your key). Once uploaded, you can link\u00a0the web address of your key for sharing. Copy and paste your key&#8217;s text\u00a0here:\u00a0https:\/\/pgp.mit.edu\/<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Setting_up_Mailvelope_for_in-browser_encryption\"><\/span><strong>4. Setting up Mailvelope for in-browser encryption<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You might need to\u00a0use Mailvelope with your browser and if you use Gmail, but much of the same applies for\u00a0whichever you use. Mailvelope can just have extra steps for composing\u00a0and encrypting files whereas the\u00a0mail\u00a0clients can do it automatically.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Add Mailvelope to Firefox or Chrome to integrate\u00a0pgp\u00a0with your gmail:\u00a0https:\/\/www.mailvelope.com\/en\/<\/li>\n<li>In the Setup tab, generate a key for your email address.<\/li>\n<li>In Display Keys, select your key.<\/li>\n<li>In the Export tab, you can save your key as a file to send to someone<br \/>\nor share by copying\/pasting the key text.<\/li>\n<li>Import other people&#8217;s keys in Mailvelope. You can upload key files or search by their email addresses.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>After you import other people&#8217;s keys, you can send emails which can only be opened by the intended recipients<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Writing_encrypted_emails_with_PGP\"><\/span><strong>5. Writing encrypted emails with\u00a0PGP<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Click on the new icon that appears when you open a new message. Write within that box. Select the recipients&#8217; keys.<\/p>\n<p>If you start writing a message in the regular Gmail body, the icon may\u00a0disappear. You can re-enable by clicking on the browser icon then +Add\u00a0current tab.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Encrypting_files_with_PGP\"><\/span><strong>6. Encrypting files with PGP<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Some email clients like Thunderbird have integrations like Enigmail that\u00a0automatically encrypt files. File encryption has to be done separately\u00a0with Mailvelope.<\/p>\n<p>Click on the Mailvelope browser icon then the File Encryption tab at the\u00a0top. Select the recipients and encrypt! Attach that file to your message.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hopefully by following these instructions, you&#8217;ll have managed to create and start using a PGP key with GPG Suite and Mailvelope. Could this guide be improved? 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