On: Sat, 20 Jun 1998 13:33:52 +1200 (NZST) Michael Beattie writes:
>
> I am having trouble learning to use pgp.. *G*
Did you already read the pgpdoc1.txt file (/usr/doc/pgp)? Without
reading this you will probably unable to understand how pgp and its
web of trusts works.
> I cant seem to add public keys...
You add public key by taking a file with the public key block and run
"pgp -ka file". It will automatically recognize its contents and ask
some question about what to do.
The key blocks looks like this:
Type Bits/KeyID Date User ID
pub 1024/BECB0E41 1994/06/29 Torsten Hilbrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Torsten Hilbrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
Version: 2.6.3ia
<a lot of lines>
-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
> Do I have to go and get these where people say "Public Key
> Available:.."???
There are some keyservers available, where you just enter the name (or
email address) and get the public key of that person. You can also
use some E-Mail clients, that will fetch the public key on your
request (e.g., Emacsen with the mailcrypt package).
Go to
http://pgp5.ai.mit.edu/
for a start.
Torsten
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