Title: gpg101
Subject: Notes on using for gpg on linux
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#### Yet another gpg howto
####http://homepages.inf.ed.ac.uk/da/id/gpg-howto.shtml
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#### Outlook GNUgpg integration
####http://trilug.org/~chrish/gpg-outlook.php
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#### GPG Global Directory 
####https://keyserver-beta.pgp.com/vkd/GetWelcomeScreen.event
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#Config files located:
 ls -laF /home/jstile/.gnupg/

# Step 1. Create the initial key
 gpg --gen-key
    => (1) DSA and ElGamal (default)
    => default keysize is 1024 bits
    => 0 = key does not expire
    => Real name: John Stile
    => Email address: john@stilen.com
    => Comment: Unix Admin with Stile
    => You selected this USER-ID: "John Stile (Unix Admin with Stile) <john@stilen.com>"
    => Enter Passfrase
    => Reenter Passfrase

# Step 2. Share your public key (armour-export):
 gpg --armour --export uid > uid-pubkey.asc

# Step 3. Import a friends public key (import-trust-lsign-save)
 # Add it on the key ring
  gpg --import tr_fullhart_public_key.asc
 # Trust his key
  gpg --edit kayos@kayos.org
   Command> trust
            4 = I trust fully
 # Sign the key 
  Command> lsign
  Command> save

# Step 4. Encrypting text
  gpg --encrypt -r john@stilen.com --armour < input.txt -o output.txt

# Step 5. Decrypt the text
  gpg --decrypt -r kayos@kayos.org < encyrpted_message.txt

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#How to make use of a public keyserver near you.
  host -l pgp.net |grep www | perl -e '@_=<STDIN>; print @_;' 
  host -l pgp.net |grep www | perl -e 'while <STDIN>{ print /.*\w(\W$)/; }'
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# Sending your key to the server
  1. Edit ~/.gnupg/options, setting the keyservers to use
      keyserver wwwkeys.nl.pgp.net
      keyserver wwwkeys.1.us.pgp.net
      keyserver wwwkeys.2.us.pgp.net
      keyserver wwwkeys.3.us.pgp.net
  2. Publish your key to the servers
       gpg --send-keys john@stilen.com
  3. Verify that the key is out there
      http://www.cam.ac.uk.pgp.net/pgpnet/pks-commands.html#extract
        Server: 1.us - wwwkeys.1.us.pgp.net
        Search String: John Stile
        Click "Do The Search!"
 
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# Sign a friends key:and upload to public key server
  1. Search a public key server for friends key
      http://gpgkeys.mit.edu
       Search for your friend and verify the ID
  2. Get the key
      gpg  --recv-key 0xE9C2A61D
  3. List the keys to see if you really downloaded it, and verify the fingerprint
      gpg  --list-keys --fingerprint
  4. Check finger print, check, sign , save
      gpg --edit-key 0xE9C2A61D
      > fpr
      > sign
      > save
  5. Upload the signed key back to server
      gpg --send-key 0xE9C2A61D
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