tag: pgp key pair

  • Sending encrypted emails and decrypting received emails using GnuPG

    Sending encrypted emails and decrypting received emails using GnuPG

    Maria D. Campbell

    In this piece, I demonstrate three ways to verify the decrypted content sent to and received from a user on a local network using the Mutt email client.

    #linux, #mutt email client, #asymmetric encryption, #encryption, #decryption, #pgp key pair, #gpg, #pgp, #security, #series

  • Exchanging public keys using a PGP key pair

    Exchanging public keys using a PGP key pair

    Maria D. Campbell

    How to exchange public keys using a PGP key pair via local email using Mutt email client.

    #exchanging public keys, #linux, #mutt email client, #asymmetric encryption, #pgp key pair, #gpg, #pgp, #revocation certificate, #security, #series

  • Using a specific PGP key pair for digital signing

    Using a specific PGP key pair for digital signing

    Maria D. Campbell

    In this post, I demonstrate and describe what "Digital signing a file using a specific key" means.

    #asymmetric encryption, #complete signature, #gpg, #linux, #pgp, #pgp key pair, #security, #series

  • Making and verifying a cleartext digital signature using a PGP key pair in Linux

    Making and verifying a cleartext digital signature using a PGP key pair in Linux

    Maria D. Campbell

    In this post, I describe how to create and verify a cleartext signature using a PGP key pair. I also show how to create a detached signature and when I would want to use it over a cleartext signature.

    #asymmetric encryption, #cleartext signature, #gpg, #linux, #pgp, #pgp key pair, #security, #series, #verification

  • Making and verifying a detached signature using a PGP key pair in Linux

    Making and verifying a detached signature using a PGP key pair in Linux

    Maria D. Campbell

    In this post, I show how I create a detached digital signature and verify it. Then I compare it to a complete digital signature. And finally, I introduce the cleartext digital signature, and how it differs both from the complete and detached digital signatures.

    #asymmetric encryption, #detached signature, #gpg, #linux, #pgp, #pgp key pair, #security, #series, #verification

  • Making and verifying digital signatures using GPG in Linux

    Making and verifying digital signatures using GPG in Linux

    Maria D. Campbell

    In this article, I discuss what a digital signature is, which should be used (PGP or PKI), and how to create, edit, list, and delete a PGP public key uid. I also describe how to create a revocation certificate for a PGP key pair.

    #asymmetric encryption, #symmetric encryption, #digital signature, #encryption, #decryption, #pgp key pair, #complete signature, #verification, #gpg, #linux, #pgp, #security, #series