Using GnuPG (gpg) on CSE

A Minimalistic introduction

GnuPG is a complete and free replacement for PGP. Because it does not use IDEA or RSA it can be used without any restrictions. GnuPG is a RFC2440 (OpenPGP) compliant application. First of all, at least read the Mini-Howto, or if you feel more adventurous, read the Complete Documentation or the FAQ.

Follow these steps to use gpg with your CSE account:

Login to a CSE Linux machine
Run gpg for the first time:
```
gpg
```
Generate a pair of keys:
```
gpg --gen-key
```
Export your public key and share it:
```
gpg --export --armor --output mykey.gpg
```
Import keys that you got from friends:
```
gpg --import friendkey.gpg
```
Show list of imported keys:
```
gpg --list-keys
```
For pine users, configure pgp4pine (link broken)

For mutt users:
- Everything You Need To Know To Start Using GnuPG with Mutt
- mutt, gpg and automated key retrival
Start sending encrypted messages!!

Have your key signed by someone you trust - reciprocate if needed
Submit your key to a keyserver

This page was created by Hector Urtubia.
Last updated: Thu Mar 27 17:04:10 PDT 2008