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Discussion => Newbie discussion => Topic started by: ExperienceAll on May 15, 2013, 12:50 am
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I have read many forums and tutorials and I am still struggling with figuring out how to use PGP keys. I run OSx and I need to be able to encrypt my address for this order i am making... HELP!
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Download the installer, the one to the bottom left. It worked for me?
https://gpgtools.org/
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i have downloaded and created one but where do i find my public key to post here?
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i can't find anything to work with my 10.8.3 software :(((
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copy vendors pgp then paste on to text edit. highlight it again an right click. this should bring up services. go over to import Key. left click It will import. Use text edit again write name and all that good stuff to be encrypted an hit then highlight again an services an encrypt. copy/paste to check out.
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You don't need to post your public key to encrypt your address. From what I understand (I've only put my first order in and haven't received it or anything yet), you tell your gpg to memorize the public address of the seller you're working with, then encrypt your address using their public key (so only they have access to be able to decrypt your address). Check out this guide: http://www.gwern.net/Silk%20Road and the encryption section in particular.
I don't think you're using a command line gpg, which I do, but the process should be similar, you'll just have a user interface to work with.
So, just try to follow the steps--create a .txt file with the seller's public key, "tell" your software to memorize it, make a .txt file with your address, and "tell" your software to encrypt that text for the seller. It will spit out a file that contains what looks like a public key (i.e. gibberish) and you copy and paste THAT into the address text box.
Hope that helps (and I hope I got it right).
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yo i tried to figure it out for like 5 weeks. i followed tutorials step by step. it would say down load complete but when i would click on my mail app the encryption keys would not be there. i also have 10.8.3. i couldnt take it anymore and started using privnote for the time being.
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These instructions worked for me:
GPGTools is highly version dependent -- depending on which version of OS X you have, it may or may not work as expected. If you have Leopard (10.5) then you're pretty much out of luck. Your only option then will be using the command-line.
If you have Snow Leopard (10.6), Lion (10.7) or Mountain Lion (10.8), the following instructions should be sufficient to allow you to get up and running.
Download and install the NIGHTLY BUILD of GPGTools: http://nightly.gpgtools.org/GPGTools_Installer-trunk.dmg
Once you have installed GPGTools, what you want to do is to go into System Preferences --> Keyboard --> Services.
Scroll down until you find the following entries. Be sure to put a check mark in the boxes to activate each keyboard shortcut.
Keyboard shortcuts:
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OpenPGP: Decrypt Selection: Shift-Command-D
OpenPGP: Encrypt Selection: Shift-Command-E
OpenPGP: Import Key from Selection: Shift-Command-I
OpenPGP: Insert My Fingerprint: Shift-Command-F
OpenPGP: Insert My Key: Shift-Command-K
OpenPGP: Sign Selection: Shift-Command-R
OpenPGP: Verify Signature of Selection: Shift-Control-V
REMEMBER, THESE SHORTCUTS ONLY OPERATE ON HIGHLIGHTED OR SELECTED TEXT.
N.B.: To properly be able to import PGP into GPGChain (via TextEdit) you need to change the default on TextEdit from .rtf to plain text. You can do that through the Format menu, or you can go through the main configuration menu, accessible by using Command-comma. Ensure the plain text radio button is selected.
Also ensure that the following are UNCHECKED in TextEdit preferences: smart quotes, smart dashes, smart links.
To select text within TextEdit, use Command-A to highlight the entire document, or use your mouse to selection the section that you want to verify/sign/encrypt/decrypt. It is highly recommended that you use only plain-text, as opposed to Rich Text (.rtf) format. Use Command-comma to bring up Preferences and ensure that the plain text radio button is checked.
Once your text is highlighted in TextEdit, (by pressing Comand-A) you then encrypt using Shift-Command-E. You will then be presented with a list of keys to encrypt to, that you have added to your PGP keyring:
Other Commands You May Need:
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OpenPGP: Decrypt File: Control-Command-D
OpenPGP: Encrypt File: Control-Command-E
OpenPGP: Sign File: Control-Command-S
OpenPGP: Verify Signature of File: Control-Command-V
Once you have setup these shortcuts, you can begin using GPG.
To encrypt a message to someone using GPG, you first need a copy of the recipient's PGP public key.
Once you have located someone's PGP public key, you should copy and paste it into TextEdit. Save the PGP key to a file; you can call the file, import.asc (or import.txt), for example. This saved file will usually be found in the Documents folder.
Launch GPG Keychain Access from the Applications folder. click on the Import icon in the upper left hand corner. GPG Keychain Access will then prompt you for the name of the file which contains the key to import. It will usually show you a list of files in the Documents folder. Click on the file named import.asc (or import.txt), and click ok. The PGP public key will then be imported into your PGP keyring.
To encrypt a message to a person, the message must be contained in a TextEdit document. Use Command-A to hightlight the entire document. Then use Shift-Command-E to encrypt. GPG will pop-up a list of public keys in your PGP keyring. Each key will have a little checkbox beside it which you can check, to select that particular key. If you were encrypting a message to me, you would put a check in the box beside my PGP key (Guru@SR).
When you click on OK, the plaintext (unencrypted) message in TextEdit will be replaced with the encrypted message. You can then copy and paste the encrypted message to enter it into a form on Silk Road, or anywhere else that it needs to go.
To decrypt a message sent to you by other people, you need to copy that message to the clipboard, and paste it into a TextEdit document. Again use Command-A to highlight all the encrypted message. Then use Shift-Command-D to decrypt the message. If the message is encrypted to your PGP public key, you will be prompted to enter your passphrase. Once the correct passphrase has been entered, and you click OK, then the message will be decrypted, and the decrypted text will be placed in the TextEdit document, replacing the encrypted message that was there previously.
Nightcrawler (Tutorial originally written by Guru)
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thank you soooo much. finally figured it out
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Ideally, learn to open a shell and use if from there.
Seriously.
You'll know so much more about what you're doing with your computer.
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a shell?