Public Key Encryption

Bob Hubbard

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I'm looking for a few people to exchange keys with to test out some things.
Anyone use PGP or GPG?
 
A wee bit, but I do more with PKI/X.509.

Whatcha need? I'll help if I can.
 
A wee bit, but I do more with PKI/X.509.

Whatcha need? I'll help if I can.

practice on getting the core software installed, configured and transparently operating on 1 server, 2 email clients and 3 shopping carts. lol
 
I dunno about PGP, but I'm working with GNUPG right now. Last time I tried tackling this was 4-5 years ago and it was...ah....annoying. This time was a bit smoother to set up. Seems to be a tradition, ever 5 years I try figuring out encryption. lol.
 
I can probably get a machine set up at home over the weekend if you'd like to trade e-mails and that kind of stuff. Would be good practice for me too.
 
So what language are you all speaking so I can order Rosetta Stone and figure out what you just said

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public-key_cryptography

Short version: We're discussing a way to encrypt data, in this case email, for security.

You use my public key to encode a message. Only my private key can decode it.
I reply back with your public key. Only your private key can decode it.

You give out your public key, but keep the private one safe and secure.
 

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