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1 | to help the PGP novice user to properly maintain and care for public keys in a | | | | | |
2 | secure environment using the PGP utility software. | | | | | |
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7 | Item No. | Activity | | Operative Command | | Results/Disposition |
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9 | 1 | Install System | | | | Set DOS PATH command in |
10 | | | | | | AUTOEXEC.BAT so that DOS can |
11 | | | | | | always find PGP; Set the DOS |
12 | | | | | | ENV variable TZ=-3 (EST). Set |
13 | | | | | | the DOS Env. Variable PGPPATH |
14 | | | | | | to the drive and sub-directory |
15 | | | | | | where you have your keyrings. |
16 | | | | | | This will make PGP available |
17 | | | | | | all the time. |
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19 | 2 | REBOOT | | Ctrl-Alt-Del | | Required to make DOS Changes |
20 | | | | | | (Item 1) work. |
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22 | 3 | Generate Secret Key | | PGP -kg | | System will create public and |
23 | | | | | | private keyrings in |
24 | | | | | | subdirectory specified by |
25 | | | | | | PGPPATH as specified in (1) |
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27 | 4 | Create Public Key | | PGP -kxa <user id> | | This command will extract a |
28 | | | | <keyfile> | | "Public Key" from your keyring |
29 | | | | | | and put it in <keyfile>. |
30 | | | | | | Specify the <user id> to be |
31 | | | | | | extracted. To get ready to |
32 | | | | | | send out you public key: give |
33 | | | | | | your own user id. Save |
34 | | | | | | <keyfile>. |
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36 | 5 | Note: At this point you can send a message to someone and include your | | | | |
37 | | Public Key. After you have done that, then THEY will be able to send | | | | |
38 | | you a PGP crypted message. | | | | |
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42 | 6 | Received Message | | Ah Ha! | | Save this message. You will |
43 | | containing Public | | | | need to process this using |
44 | | Key for a remote | | | | PGP, shortly. |
45 | | correspondent. | | | | |
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48 | 7 | Add Public Key(s) to | | PGP <filename> | | PGP will add any key(s) found |
49 | | your keyring | | | | in <filename> to your Keyring |
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51 | | | | New Key, without | | PGP will ask if you want to |
52 | | | | authenticating | | Authenticate these keys. You |
53 | | | | signature(s) | | would only do this if you have |
54 | | | | | | personnally received the key |
55 | | | | | | directly from a trusted |
56 | | | | | | person. |
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58 | | | | New Key, with Known | | ?? Does PGP Authenticate the key |
59 | | | | Authenticating | | |
60 | | | | Signatures | | |
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62 | | | | New Key, with a bad | ?? | |
63 | | | | signature | | |
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65 | | | | New key with 1 good | ?? | |
66 | | | | and 1 bad signature | | |
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68 | | | | Existing key, with | | PGP will check the new key to |
69 | | | | no signature | | be sure it matches the old key |
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71 | | | | New key matches | | No action |
72 | | | | existing key | | |
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74 | | | | New key not same as | | ?? |
75 | | | | old key | |
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