Original post: [Eng: Tutorial] PGP Signature - Encrypt/Decrypt message (Linux Only)Author: Learn Bitcoin
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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:
➥ Install Gnupg and gpa:make we start already!
open ur terminal, den paste dis command line
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;
➥ Generate Key:paste dis command line for inside ur terminal
, 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;
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:
now paste dis command line
If u no get any errors, abeg skip d next part.
if u see d error wey dey talk say
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
den install Libcanberra
sudo apt install libcanberra-gtk-module libcanberra-gtk3-module -y
after dat one again, try
, 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;
➥ Export Public Key: if u wan export public key, right click on ur key and select export keys dem....
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
-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
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=t6jo
-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
➥ 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.
➥ Send Message wey dey encrypted: now I go send message wey dey encrypted give BitcojnGirl.Club and use e public key tay run am:
-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
mDMEZMghNBYJKwYBBAHaRw8BAQdA+IDRMqmKdzj0eiBee8MjUJ71Sl11HJDEKwuv
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AP4ntoJBo0w4PDIbuCEtOPRjUAk+pC3iaaC2Dq1hU4b+Bw==
=wFDZ
-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
I don save e public key block for one. txt file con import am. see d picture for down;
Now click windows tab den press clipboard.
write ur message, den click d file and select encrypt(see d picture for down);
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.
-----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE-----
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=WwRm
-----END PGP MESSAGE-----
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