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| Source |  AlienVault Lab Blog |
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| Identifiant | 8547176 |
| Date de publication | 2024-07-30 10:00:00 (vue: 2024-07-30 10:18:46) |
| Titre | Comment configurer les clés PGP pour les e-mails cryptés How to setup PGP Keys for Encrypted Email |
| Texte | The content of this post is solely the responsibility of the author. LevelBlue does not adopt or endorse any of the views, positions, or information provided by the author in this article. In today\'s world, electronic mails (e-mails) serve as a medium of both official and personal correspondence. With sensitive information being shared online, it\'s essential to secure your emails. Pretty Good Privacy (PGP), a robust encryption program, offers a reliable solution for securing the contents of your emails. Developed by Phil Zimmermann in 1991, PGP utilizes public-key cryptography to ensure both confidentiality and authenticity in email exchanges. PGP uses a pair of keys consisting of a public key and a private key. The public key is like your digital address that you share with other users. Anyone with your public key can send you encrypted messages. However, they cannot read messages encrypted with your private key. The private key is like the key to your mailbox and should be kept secure. You use it to decrypt messages sent to you with your public key. To use PGP, you need a pair of keys: a public key and a private key. Here\'s how to generate them: 1. Install GnuPG: First, install GnuPG, a free implementation of the OpenPGP standard. You can download it from GnuPG\'s official website. 2. Generate Key Pair: Open your terminal and type the following command: gpg --full-generate-key Follow the prompts to create your key pair. Choose your preferred encryption method, key size (at least 2048 bits), and validity period. 3. Backup Your Keys: Once generated, back up your keys. Use the following commands to export them: gpg --export -a "Your Name" > public.key gpg --export-secret-key -a "Your Name" > private.key Distributing Your Public Key To receive encrypted emails, share your public key: 1. Upload to a Key Server: gpg --send-keys your-key-id Replace your-key-id with your actual key ID. This makes your key publicly accessible. 2. Direct sharing: Alternatively, you can send your public key file (public.key) to your contacts directly. Encrypting and Decrypting Emails With your key pair ready and public key shared, you can start sending and receiving encrypted emails: Encrypting an Email: Import the Recipient\'s Public Key: First, get the recipient\'s public key. Import it with this command: gpg --import recipient-public.key Encrypt the Message: Use the recipient\'s public key to encrypt your message: gpg --encrypt --armor --recipient recipient-email@example.com message.txt - Replace "recipient-email@example.com" with the email address of the receiving person/entity and "message.txt" with your message file. This creates an encrypted file (usually with a .asc extension) to attach to your email. Decrypting an Email: Now as you have shared your public key with your target users, they will be able to send you an encrypted email using PGP(for this to work they also need to have PGP insalled). When you receive an encrypted email (typically a .asc file), decrypt it with your private key: gpg --decrypt encrypted-message.asc Replace "encrypted-message.asc" with the file name of the encrypted attachment. You will need to enter your private key passphrase. Using PGP with Email Clients While the command-line method works, it can be complicated. Thankfully, many email clients have PGP plugins to make this easier. Here are two most pref |
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