[PID: Tutorial] PGP Signature - Encrypt/Decrypt message (Linux Only)

Original post: [Eng: Tutorial] PGP Signature - Encrypt/Decrypt message (Linux Only)

Author: Learn Bitcoin

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I don re-post mdayonliner [Eng: Tutorial] PGP Signature - Encrypt/Decrypt message - Fingerprintbecos d pictures wey dey d main thread don spoil and d author no dey active again. As me and Husna QA suggested, we don conclude say we go write one tutorial for Linux users.

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➥ More PGP Tutorials:

▶ [Eng: Tutorial] PGP Signature - Encrypt/Decrypt message - Fingerprint -mdayonliner- English
▶ [Tutorial] PGP/GPG (Mac OS X) - Husna QA- Indonesian
▶ [Tutorial] PGP/GPG (Microsoft Windows) - Husna QA- Indonesian
▶ [Tutorial] PGP/GPG (Linux) - joniboini- Indonesian
▶ PGP Tutorial Bangla - Windows- Learn Bitcoin - Bangla

➥ Install Gnupg and gpa:

make we start already!
open ur terminal, den paste dis command line

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sudo apt-get install gnupg2 gpa

if u don give d root privilege already, e no go ask for password. if not, abeg write ur system password make e install gnupg2 and gpa. see d screenshot for here;

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➥ Generate Key:
paste dis command line for inside ur terminal

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gpg--full-geberate-key

, den e go come ask you which kind key you wan generate. RSA and RSA na e be d default, and I go generate d RSA and RSA own. if u wan generate RSA and RSA keys, type 1 and enter.

RSA keys fit start from 1021 bits come long reach 4096 bit. 3072 na e be d default wey dey, but I go create 4096 for here. so write 4096 den press enter. see d picture for here;

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now, u go fit set d date wey ur keys go tay expire. 0 mean say d key no go expire. I go use 0. write 0 den press enter. write Y den press enter again.
e go suppose ask for ur real name, (normal normal), email,and comment. I dey write my own. den write O and press enter again. e go ask of ur passphrase, write am and e go generate ur keys. see d picture for down:

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now paste dis command line

Code:

sudo gpa

If u no get any errors, abeg skip d next part.

if u see d error wey dey talk say

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fail to load module canberra-gtk-module

. e fit be becos e no fit generate your keys even though say e show say e don already generate am. if u dey use Ubuntu or Debian system den, u go fit put dis

Code:

sudo apt update

den install Libcanberra

Code:

sudo apt install libcanberra-gtk-module libcanberra-gtk3-module -y

after dat one again, try

Code:

sudo gpa

, den e suppose open d GUI of GNU Privacy Assistant, and u go fit create ur keys from here. I hope say u go don sabi d dat one.

Ok. I don generate my keys finish and u go fit see dem for down;

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➥ Export Public Key:
if u wan export public key, right click on ur key and select export keys dem....

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select d place wey u wan put am den give am name with. txt extension. for my own, I write public key.txt

if u wan see ur public keys, open d file. for my own, see my public key

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➥ Export Secret Key:

if u wan export ur secret key, right click on ur key,select backup, den save d file. e go ask u for ur passphrase.

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➥ Send Message wey dey encrypted:

now I go send message wey dey encrypted give BitcojnGirl.Club and use e public key tay run am:

Quote from: BitcoinGirl.Club on July 31, 2023, 09:48:43 PM

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I don save e public key block for one. txt file con import am. see d picture for down;

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Now click windows tab den press clipboard.

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write ur message, den click d file and select encrypt(see d picture for down);

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Now click Bitcoingirl's public key den click on sign.e go ask for ur passphrase; enter ur passphrase and boom! ur message wey dey encrypted go show for ur clipboard.

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na e be dat. we don do am finish. tell me if I make any mistake here becos I don dey use Linux for only one month now. if u get any problem,post am for here and I go try help u fix am. even if I no fit do am, e get plenty forum members wey go fit set am up.

na AOBT na run dis Translation by Dem self