Lab 11: PGP Key Generation

 
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PGP Key Generation

Here is a tutorial for PGP key generation. The public and private key you generate can be practically used for encrypted communication with your friends.

 

Step 1 - Generate your public and private keys

Follow the Key generation link, press the "generate PGP keys" button and you will have you public and private keys. The field for Email Address and PGP-Key Password / Passphrase are optional. If you enter a PGP-Key password here, when you use your private key to decrypted the ciphertext, you need to provide this password.

 

Step 2  - Publish your public key.

Exchange your public key with the ones you want to communicate. You can also publish your public key here, so that people in the cluster can send encrypted message to you.

 

Step 3  - Encrypt your message

You can send an encrypted message to your friend with his/her public key. Follow this PGP encryption link here, enter the public key of the receiver and your message.

Here is a list of PGP public keys of members in COSMOS 2014 Cluster 7. You are highly encouraged to send encrypted message to their email address.

 

Step 4  - Decrypt the your message you receive

When you receive an encrypted message, you can go the PGP decryption link, enter your private key and the ciphertext you receive. If you have setup an password in step 1, you need to provide it here.

 

Step 5 - Done. Let's keep in contact.

Please publish your email address and public key here. COSMOS Cluster 7, let's keep in contact with each other using cool ciphertext.

PGP result