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enigmail_setup_and_gnupg_keys

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OpenPGP & Enigmail
http://enigmail.mozdev.org/home/index.php.html

Quick start guide
http://enigmail.mozdev.org/documentation/quickstart.php.html
http://enigmail.mozdev.org/documentation/enigmail-quickstart.pdf

Install GnuPG on local computer
http://www.gnupg.org/

Windows uses version 1.4.11 as of 10 February 2011 - accept default settings
ftp://ftp.gnupg.org/gcrypt/binary/gnupg-w32cli-1.4.11.exe

Install right Enigmail package for your system. Download the .xpi file to desktop and then use add-ons in Thunderbird and Seamonkey to install package.
http://enigmail.mozdev.org/download/index.php.html

Inside Enigmail, import local copy of my pre-established key files from my local computer.
Import both the pubring.gpg and the secring.pgp
(Delete any old keys there)

Remember the key passphrase is stored securely elsewhere.

Import other people’s keys from http://pgp.mit.edu/

enigmail_setup_and_gnupg_keys.1297356952.txt.gz · Last modified: 2011/02/10 11:55 by juckins