Decrypt if you can

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Re: Decrypt if you can

Post by Egg » Fri Aug 19, 2011 3:07 am

MrPenny wrote:
Egg wrote:
Pigeon wrote:I should make a thread for public keys here.
For those of us who have no fucking clue what you're talking about, could you do an encryption post for dummies?
Alright, if I have time this weekend, I'll write up an introduction to setting up a secure, encrypted email system. My favorite uses a Gmail account, the Thunderbird email client, and gpg4win to encrypt.

Gmail forces all of their email traffic over secure, encrypted transmissions (at least that's what they claim), and adding GPG encryption is simply the icing on the cake.

Thanks, man.


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Re: Decrypt if you can

Post by Pigeon » Fri Aug 19, 2011 3:12 am

GnuPg is a free program that does public key encryption. You download the program and install it.

Then generate a set of keys (private/public) for your use. (keyring)

You add other people's public keys to your ring. Then text can be encrypted to that person using your copy of their key.

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Re: Decrypt if you can

Post by Escape_Artist » Fri Aug 19, 2011 3:22 am

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Re: Decrypt if you can

Post by Pigeon » Fri Aug 19, 2011 3:31 am

Escape_Artist wrote:Ouyay illway evernay ebay ableway otay decryptday inemay
That's some hi tech stuff.

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Re: Decrypt if you can

Post by Pam » Fri Aug 19, 2011 3:39 am

Escape_Artist wrote:Ouyay illway evernay ebay ableway otay decryptday inemay
Now this I know ;)

"You will never be able to decrypt mine"

$5.00 please :D

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Re: Decrypt if you can

Post by Escape_Artist » Fri Aug 19, 2011 3:41 am

Pigeon wrote:
Escape_Artist wrote:Ouyay illway evernay ebay ableway otay decryptday inemay
That's some hi tech stuff.



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Re: Decrypt if you can

Post by Escape_Artist » Fri Aug 19, 2011 3:42 am

Pam wrote:
Escape_Artist wrote:Ouyay illway evernay ebay ableway otay decryptday inemay
Now this I know ;)

"You will never be able to decrypt mine"

$5.00 please :D

Lucky guess.
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Re: Decrypt if you can

Post by MrPenny » Fri Aug 19, 2011 3:48 am

Pigeon wrote:I suspect your are encrypting to yourself which means your private key is needed to decode since you are the recipient.

I'll have to post a public key.
Hmmmm, could be, although I made sure not to also sign the text. I'll dig around in the interface and crap and see what I'm not doing right. Initially, it looks like it won't simply do a symmetrical encryption....at least right now.

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Re: Decrypt if you can

Post by skunk » Fri Aug 19, 2011 12:01 pm

Pam wrote:What a bunch of geeks!
Learning how to use encrypted communication is nice if you wish to discuss personal issues without anyone else snooping in on your conversation.

The NSA hasn't even cracked gpg/pgp encryption...

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Re: Decrypt if you can

Post by skunk » Fri Aug 19, 2011 12:03 pm

http://lifehacker.com/180878/how-to-encrypt-your-email

Lifehacker does a pretty good job explaining the process.

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