[Merit] Hey Bitcoiners! Can You Send Encrypted Messages?

[KingsGambet19]

Let me give a try OP,

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Version: BCPG C# v1.6.1.0

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seqILoXS04hcF08YCNmPWFYuZQv6SwYbcmqa7uXPHMlzatG8miyF+Mgo2V3HjM47
To0tqggqdOMkPQYH5Ww6CjePPM5zxb05iotRiphg1FMz1kY7UQlQxE9xLVREi073
6h77Cw4H6JlgZTgal+js1PsjRMlkitcEJy8mSLI6QN6dlTrs1rZJcbPZMQFh+qKw
y3wXnw==
=gIvN
-----END PGP MESSAGE-----

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[arabianhorse]

Code:

-----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE-----
Version: BCPG C# v1.6.1.0

hQEMA6M4xhfeZuZWAQgAoYapBcJAF3N2eKZpwhC4hnZ2OYSpmMeMJqH/qSJlpMPr
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UItz333zEO0yY/uHcQ==
=qbQ7
-----END PGP MESSAGE-----

[kokilpakhi]

Code:

-----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE-----
Version: BCPG C# v1.6.1.0

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Bp/KKCoeyQpg33RWk8JnhWkOfWiRKY3MgZC+4QXQQ6oeqEoVmzuiHzKgJ3s/w2ua
aVTvKH76shx+fMI=
=vScL
-----END PGP MESSAGE-----

[erikoy]

To @OgNasty

Code:

-----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE-----

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6e0SosAspm2PmBc83+9OjvFvfi5INElWa8lLlj4DppFmkDw=
=kUDC
-----END PGP MESSAGE-----

To @Husna QA

Code:

-----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE-----

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Ja5aS07kkFTijIMTLWi4Q055NQIDi6WC7qjIES8DhXruIbm+qTixD1c+Akk6pTk2
PVtSEg==
=ZNCi
-----END PGP MESSAGE-----

[G20]

Code:

-----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE-----
Version: BCPG C# v1.6.1.0

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THuCJFSKw+8EJhvPhlv/Or7XyPiYHyVS1Ft2G4bB5mMevBRfYyhxr/y8ttoX6Cuj
=KeYi
-----END PGP MESSAGE-----

[FatFork]

Yes, I Can Send Encrypted Messages.
At least I think I can... 

Code:

-----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE-----

hQEMA6M4xhfeZuZWAQf8C42QvEClfY75il6l0vtBSss03SFtK8IDIsfwcop8zTyT
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cPQCkYv3Nr8E2PTwQuTF9UvrfUP9t/z0T7EkJHChrsk+1c5jJ0GVBLSz0jMN2ScC
OED8XOVum8pgiFwoYyaqDQWaxycaeBgylwzkB/v3ZOcXYbLlZoqFNbW64bi7n/k=
=+MbI
-----END PGP MESSAGE-----

[centralcurrency]

Hello OgNasty,
I am sending you this encrypted message.

Code:

-----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE-----
Version: BCPG C# v1.6.1.0

hQEMA6M4xhfeZuZWAQf/WNyRxKq/A8Fk5IJ6LghES1WfmE2ru9YlZ3G3kP0At0pB
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clfti/xBPnAj+u7km5sidVbdCIOYKVw4xRoaSZsKmZ3eG0v0h1kjcEv51Jw7jBZF
Zwf+1PDeK5yVRyAvu7XyRuFfRvD99I4vOqR7rft/F/aB5NaRMUeEjciBj5i9J4P0
BLAimG1cMX+sUuCn5PtrvRuVh8ZpHBgfFMJNyabICW6qNi7nBfA44hDfsBeFJblU
ZaW0yFaQ4g2KkUcof5LihryHtzX+iWqNaOL8m2tvM8lOsTekp4aFzVh1gjWpUmfw
dVoH33/aVGPDmE6T2DZiCBpVFppPlkhv/l/tUGW3h9n8yOvFYASw1rUA022XPnaD
cDAcXrTgrmbGT7DVZ8aA
=x9Mb
-----END PGP MESSAGE-----

[Porfirii]

Cool thread!!!

Thanks for the guide and congratulations for the idea.

BTW, I have my PGP address linked to my "website" field in Profile's page. I think it could be useful or, at least funny, if more users did it, so we could directly send each others encrypted private messages without having to ask for the Public Key.

This is something I think about many times, but I don't post it so often.

Well, I almost forgot, my message:

Code:

-----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE-----
Comment: GPGTools - https://gpgtools.org

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HnLYuA9Ecscjd7Q=
=+7So
-----END PGP MESSAGE-----

[Myfe]

I obviously don't need merit but this is how you guys do it:

To be fair, in this quoted post you don't explain how to do it, you just demonstrate that you know how to do it.

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I want to give you the opportunity to earn some merit by using your encryption skills. There is a great guide linked below showing you how to send an encrypted message. If you can encrypt a message containing your bitcointalk username using my PGP key, post it here and I will send you merit as time allows (if it works and I have available sMerit). Enjoy!

Tutorial: PGP Signature - Encrypt/Decrypt message

OG - I want to learn how to do this. I went to the PGO Signature link above, and in that thread they use Kleopatra. Must we use Kleopatra to put a PGP Signature on a message? Is that the only vendor? I'll confess that at first I thought you were asking us to sign a bitcoin transaction, but just realized the difference.

Thanks for educating so many of us.

[Stalker22]

OG - I want to learn how to do this. I went to the PGO Signature link above, and in that thread they use Kleopatra. Must we use Kleopatra to put a PGP Signature on a message? Is that the only vendor?

No, you don't have to use Kleopatra. This is just one program as a recommendation in the tutorial above. But why wouldn't you use Kleopatra desktop application? If you are not experienced, it is easier to go through all the steps mentioned in the tutorial than to search for alternate solutions.

If you still want to encrypt a message in a different way, I'm sure you will find a bunch of similar tutorials online.

[Mastery]

What an interesting challenge. I hope I'm not too late.

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PHC117GBw1MRGCT3ggf5hoFKEeAIrjEWyol1zANVreM=
=I6HW
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Thanks.

[Husna QA]

-snip- Must we use Kleopatra to put a PGP Signature on a message? Is that the only vendor? -snip-

OpenPGP standard applications can be run through the Terminal/Command Prompt application.
https://techdocs.broadcom.com/content/dam/broadcom/techdocs/symantec-security-software/information-security/pgp-solutions/10-4-2/generated-pdfs/pgpCmdline_usersguide_en.pdf

If you are not familiar with the Terminal on Linux/macOS or the Command prompt on Windows OS, there are a few additional software you can choose from https://www.openpgp.org/software/

[NotATether]

While this thread has your attention I would like to take the time to tell you all to encrypt PMs that have sensitive info such as shipping addresses, currency exchanges PMs that have bank account numbers in them, passwords and so on. It will protect you if the forum is hacked again and PMs are leaked, or more likely if the recipient's bitcointalk account is hacked by a malicious actor who dumps the PMs somewhere.

I obviously don't need merit but this is how you guys do it:

To be fair, in this quoted post you don't explain how to do it, you just demonstrate that you know how to do it.

I have recently been trying to write a modern guide to using PGP since the linked guide in OP is Windows-specific, but I've been quite busy last week.

[Myfe]

I obviously don't need merit but this is how you guys do it:

To be fair, in this quoted post you don't explain how to do it, you just demonstrate that you know how to do it.

I have recently been trying to write a modern guide to using PGP since the linked guide in OP is Windows-specific, but I've been quite busy last week.

No rush, but i'd love to read it when you have it done. Thanks for updating us and for taking time to write up a guide. These are important things to learn. And in a time of easy-to-use mobile apps it's a bit of a shift to understand the code and sequence of it all. Thanks!

[OgNasty]

Well, I almost forgot, my message:

Was that latin?  Strangest message I've seen yet.

[Porfirii]

Well, I almost forgot, my message:

Was that latin?  Strangest message I've seen yet.

yes it was. Here it's explained: Lorem ipsum

In publishing and graphic design, Lorem ipsum is a placeholder text commonly used to demonstrate the visual form of a document or a typeface without relying on meaningful content. Lorem ipsum may be used before final copy is available, but it may also be used to temporarily replace copy in a process called greeking, which allows designers to consider form without the meaning of the text influencing the design.

It is some specific kind of random text.

[Marvelman]

Code:

-----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE-----

hQEMA6M4xhfeZuZWAQgAuPI76ao4gMVaCnuInTBcazYxNg55DtbMA7sTBjxGlCCQ
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2B6t5ahSgp5xyO/sl977p7jczQWtudqGQSWljfZvEvC7Leu+fyc\u003d
\u003dpMuK
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OgNasty, is this correct?

[BDBitcoinExpart]

Dear OgNasty,
I am sending you this encrypted message.

Code:

-----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE-----
Version: BCPG C# v1.6.1.0

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Ysg1/IBDr0IenukuJBtAosyDHSOYsfIFDGVtJIbPrIZ8Og6OnZ8IMUEDQAhvHclX
ERtazkSsAON0le9F56zI
=AFkJ
-----END PGP MESSAGE-----

[decodx]

@OgNasty Thank you so much for this educational experience. This is my message with your public key.

Code:

-----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE-----

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0pF983D9Tp+edZBmFSR+JCbxP5C8GC8KcZMwY4NYwDW73tp1y/8JvQp9H6DtEONi
=Yczn
-----END PGP MESSAGE-----

[metro400]

Code:

-----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE-----
Version: BCPG C# v1.6.1.0

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HxpnA8Wjabo=
=xSSz

-----END PGP MESSAGE-----