Learn to Encrypt Your Emails against an invasion of privacy by NSA
Installation
Step 1: Download the Gpg4win on windows machine and install it.
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Step 2: Go ahead and after successful installation, close the window.
Generating your PGP pair key:
Step 3: Now open Kleopatra tool (A GUI GPG Key Manager) to create a new asymmetric key pair (public & private). Click on File -> New Certificate.
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Step 4: In the key generation wizard, click on "Create a personal OpenPGP key pair" and in the next window enter your basic details:
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Step 5: In the next window, once review your details and click "Create Key". It will prompt you for entering a passphrase. Set a strong password and confirm it once again in the next window.
Step 6: Within a few seconds (depending on your system speed), Your Key pair will be generated (as shown).
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Step 7: You should "Make a backup of your file pair" somewhere safe. You can also export the public key to the public directory by clicking on the Upload Certificate to Directory Service.
Step 8: Once done, the key manager main interface will show your certificate as shown:
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Step 9: Select your newly generated certificate -> Right click -> click on Export Certificates to save your Public keys on the desktop.
You will have to exchange your public keys with whom you want to make secure communication via mails. Many people post their public keys to their personal websites. You can send it as attachments to everyone you email, just so they have them.
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Once your friends will have your Public keys, they can import it Kleoptra software via 'Import Certification' option from the menu.
Composing an encrypted email:
Step 1: Open Outlook -> Compose a new mail and write the recipient’s address, Subject and your message.
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Note: You should already have your email ID configured over Outlook software on windows machine and if your Outlook doesn't have OpenPGP, then you can install 'Outlook Privacy Plugin' to enable it.
Step 2: Under GpgOL menu (as shown), click on 'Encrypt'. The software will automatically import the public keys of the recipient from the Key Manager (only if exists or imported before).
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Step 3: If you also want to attach some files to this encrypted email, then under GpgOL menu, click Encrypted File and select the file to be attached and SEND mail.
When you or the recipient will receive the encrypted mail, one should first decrypt it using private keys.
Step 4: Under GpgOL menu, click on 'Decrypt' to convert the email into readable form. To proceed, It will ask for the secret passphrase entered at the time of creation of key pair.
That's it! Other than Outlook you can also use various desktop email clients (Thunderbird or Postbox) or web mail, that also support PGP encryption. You can import your key pair to other software also in order to manage the same account.
Final Note - Unauthorized access to your email by hackers, identity thieves, your ISP, and government surveillance and censorship agencies can have disastrous consequences. If you really care about your online privacy, I am sure you will definitely like this article. Stay tuned to 'The Hacker News' for more informative article and the latest updates from Hacking World.
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http://thehackernews.com/2014/01/learn-to-encrypt-your-emails-against.html
