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28<h1>Email Self-Defense</h1>
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80<p>We fight for computer users' rights, and promote the development of free (as
81in freedom) software. Resisting bulk surveillance is very important to us.</p>
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85the world taking the first step towards protecting their privacy.</strong></p>
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96<!-- ~~~~~~~~~ Guide Introduction ~~~~~~~~~ -->
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99<p><a id="infographic" href="infographic.html"><img
100src="../static/img/en/infographic-button.png"
101alt="View &amp; share our infographic &rarr;" /></a>
102Bulk surveillance violates our fundamental rights and makes free speech
103risky. This guide will teach you a basic surveillance self-defense skill: email
104encryption. Once you've finished, you'll be able to send and receive emails
105that are scrambled to make sure a surveillance agent or thief intercepting
106your email can't read them. All you need is a computer with an Internet
107connection, an email account, and about forty minutes.</p>
108
109<p>Even if you have nothing to hide, using encryption helps protect the privacy
110of people you communicate with, and makes life difficult for bulk surveillance
111systems. If you do have something important to hide, you're in good company;
112these are the same tools that whistleblowers use to protect their identities
113while shining light on human rights abuses, corruption, and other crimes.</p>
114
115<p>In addition to using encryption, standing up
116to surveillance requires fighting politically for a <a
117href="https://gnu.org/philosophy/surveillance-vs-democracy.html">reduction
118in the amount of data collected on us</a>, but the essential first step is
119to protect yourself and make surveillance of your communication as difficult
120as possible. This guide helps you do that. It is designed for beginners, but
121if you already know the basics of GnuPG or are an experienced free software
122user, you'll enjoy the advanced tips and the <a href="workshops.html">guide
123to teaching your friends</a>.</p>
124
125</div><!-- End .intro -->
126</div></header><!-- End #header -->
127
128<!-- ~~~~~~~~~ Section 1: Get the pieces ~~~~~~~~~ -->
129<section class="row" id="section1"><div>
130
131<!-- ~~~~~~~~~ section introduction: interspersed text ~~~~~~~~~ -->
132<div class="section-intro">
133
134<h2><em>#1</em> Get the pieces</h2>
135
136<p class="notes">This guide relies on software which is <a
137href="https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html">freely licensed</a>;
138it's completely transparent and anyone can copy it or make their
139own version. This makes it safer from surveillance than proprietary
140software (like Windows or macOS). Learn more about free software at <a
141href="https://u.fsf.org/ys">fsf.org</a>.</p>
142
572e3d5f 143<p>Most GNU/Linux operating systems come with GnuPG installed on them, so if you're running one of these systems, you don't have to download it. If you're running macOS or Windows, steps to download GnuPG are below. Before configuring your encryption setup with this guide, though, you'll need a desktop email program installed on your computer. Many GNU/Linux distributions have one installed already, such as Icedove, which may be under the alternate name "Thunderbird." Programs like these are another way to access the same email accounts you can access in a browser (like Gmail), but provide extra features.</p>
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147<!-- ~~~~~~~~~ a div for each step ~~~~~~~~~ -->
148<div id="step-1a" class="step">
149<div class="sidebar">
150
151<p><img
152src="../static/img/en/screenshots/step1a-install-wizard.png"
153alt="Step 1.A: Install Wizard" /></p>
154
155</div><!-- /.sidebar -->
156<div class="main">
157
158<h3><em>Step 1.a</em> Set up your email program with your email account</h3>
159
160<p>Open your email program and follow the wizard (step-by-step walkthrough)
161that sets it up with your email account. This usually starts from "Account Settings" &rarr; "Add Mail Account". You should get the email server settings from your systems administrator or the help section of your email account.</p>
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164<!-- ~~~~~~~~~ Troubleshooting ~~~~~~~~~ -->
165<div class="troubleshooting">
166
167<h4>Troubleshooting</h4>
168
169<dl>
170<dt>The wizard doesn't launch</dt>
171<dd>You can launch the wizard yourself, but the menu option for doing so is
172named differently in each email program. The button to launch it will be in
173the program's main menu, under "New" or something similar, titled something
174like "Add account" or "New/Existing email account."</dd>
175
176<dt>The wizard can't find my account or isn't downloading my mail</dt>
177<dd>Before searching the Web, we recommend you start by asking other people
178who use your email system, to figure out the correct settings.</dd>
179
180<dt>I can't find the menu</dt>
181<dd>In many new email programs, the main menu is represented by an image of
182three stacked horizontal bars.</dd>
183
184<dt class="feedback">Don't see a solution to your problem?</dt>
185<dd class="feedback">Please let us know on the <a
186href="https://libreplanet.org/wiki/GPG_guide/Public_Review">feedback
187page</a>.</dd>
188</dl>
189
190</div><!-- /.troubleshooting -->
191</div><!-- End .main -->
192</div><!-- End #step1-a .step -->
193
194<!-- ~~~~~~~~~ a div for each step ~~~~~~~~~ -->
195<div id="step-1b" class="step">
196<div class="main">
197
198<h3><em>Step 1.b</em> Get your terminal ready and install GnuPG</h3>
199
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200<p>If you are using a GNU/Linux machine, you should already have GnuPG installed, as well as a terminal, and you can skip to <a href="#section2">Section 2</a>.</p>
201
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202<p>If you are using a macOS or Windows machine, however, you need to first install the GnuPG program. Select your operating system below and follow the steps. For the rest of the steps in this guide, the steps are the same for all operating systems. </p>
203
204<!-- ~~~~~~~~~ MACOS ~~~~~~~~~ -->
205<div class="troubleshooting">
206
013b81e2 207<h4>macOS</h4>
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209<dl>
210<dt>Use a third-party package manager to install GnuPG</dt>
5e3f938b 211<dd>Your macOS comes with a program called "Terminal" pre-installed, which we'll use to set up your encryption with GnuPG, using the command line. However, the default macOS package manager makes it difficult to install GnuPG and other pieces of free software (like Emacs, GIMP, or Inkscape).<br/>
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212To make things easier, we recommend setting up the third-party package manager "Homebrew" to install GnuPG. Copy the link on the home page of <a href="https://brew.sh/">Homebrew</a> and paste it in Terminal. Click "Enter" and wait for the installation to finalize.<br/>
213When this is done, install GnuPG by entering the following code in Terminal:<br/>
214<code>brew install gnupg gnupg2</code>&#65279;. After installation is done, you can follow the steps of the rest of this guide.</dd>
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216
217</div><!-- /.troubleshooting -->
218
219<!-- ~~~~~~~~~ WINDOWS ~~~~~~~~~ -->
220<div class="troubleshooting">
221
222<h4>Windows</h4>
223
224<dl>
225<dt>Get GnuPG by downloading GPG4Win</dt>
625cf53d 226<dd><p><a href="https://www.gpg4win.org/">GPG4Win</a> is an email and file encryption software package that includes GnuPG. Download and install the latest version, choosing default options whenever asked. After it's installed, you can close any windows that it creates.</p>
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228<p class="notes">To follow the rest of the steps in this guide, you'll use the program called "PowerShell", which you'll see elsewhere referred to as a "terminal." This allows you to operate your computer using the command line.</p>
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230</dl>
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232</div><!-- /.troubleshooting -->
233</div><!-- End .main -->
234</div><!-- End #step1-b .step -->
235
236<!-- ~~~~~~~~~ a div for each step ~~~~~~~~~ -->
237<div id="terminology" class="step">
238<div class="main">
239
240<h3>GnuPG, OpenPGP, what?</h3>
241
242<p>In general, the terms GnuPG, GPG, GNU Privacy Guard, OpenPGP and PGP
243are used interchangeably. Technically, OpenPGP (Pretty Good Privacy) is the
244encryption standard, and GNU Privacy Guard (often shortened to GPG or GnuPG)
245is the program that implements the standard. Most email programs provide an interface for GnuPG. There is also a newer version of GnuPG, called GnuPG2.</p>
246
247</div><!-- End .main -->
248</div><!-- End #terminology.step-->
249
250</div></section><!-- End #section1 -->
251
252<!-- ~~~~~~~~~ Section 2: Make your keys ~~~~~~~~~ -->
253<section id="section2" class="row"><div>
254
255<!-- ~~~~~~~~~ section introduction: interspersed text ~~~~~~~~~ -->
256<div class="section-intro">
257
258<h2><em>#2</em> Make your keys</h2>
259<p><img style="float:right; width:400px; margin-bottom:20px;" src="../static/img/en/screenshots/step2a-01-make-keypair.png" alt="A robot with a head shaped like a key holding a private and a public key"/></p>
260
261<p>To use the GnuPG system, you'll need a public key and a private key (known
262together as a keypair). Each is a long string of randomly generated numbers
263and letters that are unique to you. Your public and private keys are linked
264together by a special mathematical function.</p>
265
266<p>Your public key isn't like a physical key, because it's stored in the open
267in an online directory called a keyserver. People download it and use it,
268along with GnuPG, to encrypt emails they send to you. You can think of the
269keyserver as a phonebook; people who want to send you encrypted email can
270look up your public key.</p>
271
272<p>Your private key is more like a physical key, because you keep it to
273yourself (on your computer). You use GnuPG and your private key together to
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274descramble encrypted emails other people send to you. <strong>You should never share your private key with anyone, under any
275circumstances.</strong></p>
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276
277<p>In addition to encryption and decryption, you can also use these keys to
278sign messages and check the authenticity of other people's signatures. We'll
279discuss this more in the next section.</p>
280
281</div><!-- End .section-intro -->
282
283<!-- ~~~~~~~~~ a div for each step ~~~~~~~~~ -->
284<div id="step-2a" class="step">
285<div class="sidebar">
286<p><img
287src="../static/img/en/screenshots/step2a-02-make-keypair.png"
288alt="Step 2.A: Make your Keypair" /></p>
289<br />
290<p><img
291src="../static/img/en/screenshots/step2a-03-make-keypair.png"
292alt="Step 2.A: Set your passphrase" /></p>
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294</div><!-- /.sidebar -->
295<div class="main">
296
297<h3><em>Step 2.a</em> Make a keypair</h3>
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299<h4>Make your keypair</h4>
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301<p>We will use the command line in a terminal to create a keypair using the
302GnuPG program.</p>
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304<p class="notes">Whether on GNU/Linux, macOS or Windows, you can launch your
305terminal ("Terminal" in macOS, "Powershell" in Windows) from the Applications
306menu (some GNU/Linux systems respond to the <kbd>Ctrl + Alt + T</kbd>
307shortcut).</p>
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308
309<p># Enter <code>gpg --full-generate-key</code> to start the process.</p>
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310<p># To answer what kind of key you would like to create, select the default option: <samp>1&nbsp;RSA&nbsp;and&nbsp;RSA</samp>.</p>
311<p># Enter the following keysize: <code>4096</code> for a strong key.</p>
b9a7f2fa 312<p># Choose the expiration date; we suggest <code>2y</code> (2 years).</p>
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313<p>Follow the prompts to continue setting up with your personal details.</p>
314
df371bd3 315<h4>Set your passphrase</h4>
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316<p>On the screen titled "Passphrase," pick a strong password! You can
317do it manually, or you can use the Diceware method. Doing it manually
318is faster but not as secure. Using Diceware takes longer and requires
319dice, but creates a password that is much harder for attackers to figure
320out. To use it, read the section "Make a secure passphrase with Diceware" in <a
321href="https://theintercept.com/2015/03/26/passphrases-can-memorize-attackers-cant-guess/">
322this article</a> by Micah Lee.</p>
323
324
325<p>If you'd like to pick a passphrase manually, come up with something
326you can remember which is at least twelve characters long, and includes
327at least one lower case and upper case letter and at least one number or
328punctuation symbol. Never pick a password you've used elsewhere. Don't use
329any recognizable patterns, such as birthdays, telephone numbers, pets' names,
330song lyrics, quotes from books, and so on.</p>
331
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333<div class="troubleshooting">
334
335<h4>Troubleshooting</h4>
336<dl>
337<dt>GnuPG is not installed</dt>
338<dd>
a062f9ca 339You can check if this is the case with the command <code>gpg --version</code>&#65279;.
a6ffc443 340If GnuPG is not installed, it would bring up the following result on most GNU/Linux operating systems, or something like it:
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341<samp>Command 'gpg' not found, but can be installed with:
342 sudo apt install gnupg</samp>. Follow that command and install the program.</dd>
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343
344<dt>I took too long to create my passphrase</dt>
345<dd>That's okay. It's important to think about your passphrase. When you're ready, just follow the steps from the beginning again to create your key.</dd>
346
347<dt>How can I see my key?</dt>
348<dd>
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349Use the following command to see all keys: <code>gpg --list-keys</code>&#65279;. Yours should be listed in there, and later, so will Edward's (<a href="#section3">section 3</a>).<br />
350If you want to see only your key, you can use <code>gpg --list-key [your@email]</code>&#65279;.<br />
df371bd3 351You can also use <code>gpg --list-secret-key</code> to see your own private key.</dd>
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352
353<dt>More resources</dt>
354<dd>For more information about this process, you can also refer to <a
355href="https://www.gnupg.org/gph/en/manual/c14.html#AEN25">The GNU Privacy
356Handbook</a>. Make sure you stick with "RSA and RSA" (the default),
357because it's newer and more secure than the algorithms the documentation
a062f9ca 358recommends. Also make sure your key is at least 4096&nbsp;bits if you
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359want to be secure.</dd>
360
361<dt class="feedback">Don't see a solution to your problem?</dt>
362<dd class="feedback">Please let us know on the <a
363href="https://libreplanet.org/wiki/GPG_guide/Public_Review">feedback
364page</a>.</dd>
365</dl>
366
367</div><!-- /.troubleshooting -->
368
369<!-- ~~~~~~~~~ Troubleshooting ~~~~~~~~~ -->
370<div class="troubleshooting">
371
372<h4>Advanced</h4>
373<dl>
374<dt>Advanced key pairs</dt>
375<dd>When GnuPG creates a new keypair, it compartmentalizes
376the encryption function from the signing function through <a
377href="https://wiki.debian.org/Subkeys">subkeys</a>. If you use
378subkeys carefully, you can keep your GnuPG identity more
379secure and recover from a compromised key much more quickly. <a
380href="https://alexcabal.com/creating-the-perfect-gpg-keypair/">Alex Cabal</a>
381and <a href="https://keyring.debian.org/creating-key.html">the Debian wiki</a>
382provide good guides for setting up a secure subkey configuration.</dd>
5e3f938b 383</dl>
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386</div><!-- End .main -->
387</div><!-- End #step-2a .step -->
388
389<!-- ~~~~~~~~~ a div for each step ~~~~~~~~~ -->
390<div id="step-2b" class="step">
391<div class="sidebar">
392<p><img
393src="../static/img/en/screenshots/step2b-04-upload-and-certificate.png"
394alt="Step 2.B: Send to server and generate a certificate" /></p>
395
396</div><!-- /.sidebar -->
397<div class="main">
398
399<h3><em>Step 2.b</em> Some important steps following creation</h3>
400
df371bd3 401<h4>Upload your key to a keyserver</h4>
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402<p>We will upload your key to a keyserver, so if someone wants to send you an encrypted message, they can download your public key from the Internet. There are multiple keyservers
403that you can select from the menu when you upload, but they are all copies
404of each other, so it doesn't matter which one you use. However, it sometimes
405takes a few hours for them to match each other when a new key is uploaded.</p>
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406<p># Copy your keyID: <code>gpg --list-key [your@email]</code> will list your public ("pub") key information, including your keyID, which is a unique list of numbers and letters. Copy this keyID, so you can use it in the following command.</p>
407<p># Upload your key to a server:
408<code>gpg --send-key [keyID]</code></p>
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df371bd3 410<h4>Export your key to a file</h4>
00991279 411<p>Use the following command to export your secret key so you can import it into your email client at the next <a href="#section3">step</a>. To avoid getting your key compromised, store this in a safe place, and make sure that if it is transferred, it is done so in a trusted way. Exporting your keys can be done with the following commands:</p>
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412<p>
413<code>$ gpg --export-secret-keys -a [keyID] > my_secret_key.asc</code>
414<code>$ gpg --export -a [keyID] > my_public_key.asc</code>
415</p>
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df371bd3 417<h4>Generate a revocation certificate</h4>
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418<p>Just in case you lose your key, or it gets compromised, you want to generate a certificate and choose to save it in a safe place on your computer for now (please refer to <a href="#step-6c"> step 6.C</a> for how to best store your revocation cerficate safely). This step is essential for your email self-defense, as you'll learn more about in <a href="#section5">Section 5</a>.</p>
419
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420<p># Copy your keyID: <code>gpg --list-key [your@email]</code> will list your public ("pub") key information, including your keyID, which is a unique list of numbers and letters. Copy this keyID, so you can use it in the following command.</p>
421<p># Generate a revocation certificate: <code>gpg --gen-revoke --output revoke.asc [keyID]</code></p>
422<p># It will prompt you to give a reason for revocation, we recommend to use <samp>1&nbsp;=&nbsp;key has been compromised</samp>.</p>
a062f9ca 423<p># You don't have to fill in a reason, but you can; then press "Enter" for an empty line, and confirm your selection.</p>
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426<!-- ~~~~~~~~~ Troubleshooting ~~~~~~~~~ -->
427<div class="troubleshooting">
428
429<h4>Troubleshooting</h4>
430
431<dl>
432<dt>My key doesn't seem to be working or I get a "permission denied."</dt>
dfee0188 433<dd><p>Like every other file or folder, gpg keys are subject to permissions. If these are not set correctly, your system may not be accepting your keys. You can follow the next steps to check, and update to the right permissions.</p>
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df371bd3 435<p># Check your permissions: <code>ls -l ~/.gnupg/*</code></p>
dfee0188 436<p># Set permissions to read, write, execute for only yourself, no others. These are the recommended permissions for your folder. <br/>
df371bd3 437You can use the code: <code>chmod 700 ~/.gnupg</code></p>
dfee0188 438<p># Set permissions to read and write for yourself only, no others. These are the recommended permissions for the keys inside your folder. <br/>
df371bd3 439You can use the code: <code>chmod 600 ~/.gnupg/*</code></p>
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dfee0188 441<p class="notes">If you have (for any reason) created your own folders inside ~/.gnupg, you must also additionally apply execute permissions to that folder. Folders require execution privileges to be opened. For more information on permissions, you can check out <a href="https://helpdeskgeek.com/linux-tips/understanding-linux-permissions-chmod-usage/">this detailed information guide</a>.</p>
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442</dd>
443<dt class="feedback">Don't see a solution to your problem?</dt>
444<dd class="feedback">Please let us know on the <a
445href="https://libreplanet.org/wiki/GPG_guide/Public_Review">feedback
446page</a>.</dd>
447</dl>
448
449</div><!-- /.troubleshooting -->
450
451<!-- ~~~~~~~~~ Troubleshooting ~~~~~~~~~ -->
452<div class="troubleshooting">
453
454<h4>Advanced</h4>
455
456<dl>
457<dt>More about keyservers</dt>
458<dd>You can find some more keyserver information<a
459href="https://www.gnupg.org/gph/en/manual/x457.html"> in this manual</a>. <a
460href="https://sks-keyservers.net/overview-of-pools.php">The sks Web site</a>
461maintains a list of highly interconnected keyservers. You can also <a
462href="https://www.gnupg.org/gph/en/manual/x56.html#AEN64">directly export
463your key</a> as a file on your computer.</dd>
464
465<dt>Transferring your keys</dt>
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467<p>Use the following commands to transfer your keys. To avoid getting your key compromised, store it in a safe place, and make sure that if it is transferred, it is done so in a trusted way. Importing and exporting a key can be done with the following commands:</p>
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469<p>
470<code>$ gpg --export-secret-keys -a [keyID] > my_private_key.asc</code>
471<code>$ gpg --export -a [keyID] > my_public_key.asc</code>
472<code>$ gpg --import my_private_key.asc</code>
473<code>$ gpg --import my_public_key.asc</code>
474</p>
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476<p>Ensure that the keyID printed is the correct one, and if so, then go ahead and add ultimate trust for it:</p>
dfee0188 477
df371bd3 478<p><code>
a6ffc443 479$ gpg --edit-key [your@email]
df371bd3 480</code></p>
a6ffc443 481
df371bd3 482<p>Because this is your key, you should choose <code>ultimate</code>. You shouldn't trust anyone else's key ultimately.</p>
a6ffc443 483
b9a7f2fa 484<p class="notes"> Refer to <a href="#step-2b">Troubleshooting in Step 2.B</a> for more information on permissions. When transferring keys, your permissions may get mixed, and errors may be prompted. These are easily avoided when your folders and files have the right permissions</p>
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485</dd>
486</dl>
487
488</div><!-- /.troubleshooting -->
489</div><!-- End .main -->
490</div><!-- End #step-2b .step -->
491</div></section><!-- End #section2 -->
492
493<!-- ~~~~~~~~~ Section 3: Set up email encryption ~~~~~~~~~ -->
494<section id="section3" class="row"><div>
495
496<!-- ~~~~~~~~~ section introduction: interspersed text ~~~~~~~~~ -->
497<div class="section-intro">
498
499<h2><em>#3</em> Set up email encryption</h2>
5e3f938b 500<p class="notes">The Icedove (or Thunderbird) email program has PGP functionality integrated, which makes it pretty easy to work with. We'll take you through the steps of integrating and using your key in these email clients.</p>
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502</div><!-- End .section-intro -->
503
504<!-- ~~~~~~~~~ a div for each step ~~~~~~~~~ -->
505<div id="step-3a" class="step">
506<div class="sidebar">
507
508<p><img src="../static/img/en/screenshots/step3a-open-key-manager.png"
509alt="Step 3.A: Email Menu" /></p>
510<br />
511<p><img src="../static/img/en/screenshots/step3a-import-from-file.png"
512alt="Step 3.A: Import From File" /></p>
513<br />
514<p><img src="../static/img/en/screenshots/step3a-success.png"
515alt="Step 3.A: Success" /></p>
516<br />
517<p><img src="../static/img/en/screenshots/step3a-troubleshoot.png"
518alt="Step 3.A: Troubleshoot" /></p>
519</div><!-- /.sidebar -->
520<div class="main">
521
522<h3><em>Step 3.a</em> Set up your email with encryption</h3>
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524<p>Once you have set up your email with encryption, you can start contributing to encrypted traffic on the Internet. First we'll get your email client to import your secret key, and we will also learn how to get other people's public keys from servers so you can send and receive encrypted email.</p>
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685d29d0 526<p># Open your email client and use "Tools" &rarr; <i>OpenPGP Key Manager</i></p>
df371bd3 527<p># Under "File" &rarr; <i>Import Secret Key(s) From File</i></p>
b9a7f2fa 528<p># Select the file you saved under the name [my_secret_key.asc] in <a href="#step-2b">Step 2.B</a> when you exported your key</p>
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529<p># Unlock with your passphrase</p>
530<p># You will receive a "OpenPGP keys successfully imported" window to confirm success</p>
685d29d0 531<p># Go to "Account settings" &rarr; "End-To-End Encryption," and make sure your key is imported and select <i>Treat this key as a Personal Key</i>.</p>
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533</div><!-- End .main -->
534
535<!-- ~~~~~~~~~ Troubleshooting ~~~~~~~~~ -->
536<div class="main">
537<div class="troubleshooting">
538<h4>Troubleshooting</h4>
539<dl>
540<dt>I'm not sure the import worked correctly</dt>
541<dd>
a6c4ddc6 542Look for "Account settings" &rarr; "End-To-End Encryption." Here you can see if your personal key associated with this email is found. If it is not, you can try again via the <i>Add key</i> option. Make sure you have the correct, active, secret key file.
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543</dd>
544
545<dt class="feedback">Don't see a solution to your problem?</dt>
546<dd class="feedback">Please let us know on the <a
547href="https://libreplanet.org/wiki/GPG_guide/Public_Review">feedback
548page</a>.</dd>
549</dl>
550
551</div><!-- /.troubleshooting -->
552</div><!-- End .main -->
553</div><!-- End #step3-a .step -->
554</div></section><!-- End #section3 -->
555
556<!-- ~~~~~~~~~ Section 4: Try it out ~~~~~~~~~ -->
557<section class="row" id="section4"><div>
558
559<!-- ~~~~~~~~~ section introduction: interspersed text ~~~~~~~~~ -->
560<div class="section-intro">
561
562<h2><em>#4</em> Try it out!</h2>
563<p><img style="float:right; width:250px; margin-bottom:20px;" src="../static/img/en/screenshots/section3-try-it-out.png" alt="Illustration of a person in a house with a cat connected to a server"/></p>
564<p>Now you'll try a test correspondence with an FSF computer program named Edward,
565who knows how to use encryption. Except where noted, these are the same
566steps you'd follow when corresponding with a real, live person.</p>
567
568<!-- <p>NOTE: Edward is currently having some technical difficulties, so he
569may take a long time to respond, or not respond at all. We're sorry about
570this and we're working hard to fix it. Your key will still work even without
571testing with Edward.</p> -->
572</div><!-- End .section-intro -->
573
574<!-- ~~~~~~~~~ a div for each step ~~~~~~~~~ -->
575<div id="step-4a" class="step">
576<div class="sidebar">
577
578<p><img
579src="../static/img/en/screenshots/step4a-send-key-to-Edward.png"
580alt="Step 4.A Send key to Edward." /></p>
581
582</div><!-- /.sidebar -->
583<div class="main">
584
585<h3><em>Step 4.a</em> Send Edward your public key</h3>
586
587<p>This is a special step that you won't have to do when corresponding
588with real people. In your email program's menu, go to "Tools" &rarr; "OpenPGP Key
589Manager." You should see your key in the list that pops up. Right click
df371bd3 590on your key and select <i>Send Public Keys by Email</i>. This will create a new draft message, as if you had just hit the "Write" button, but in the attachment you will find your public keyfile.</p>
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592<p>Address the message to <a
593href="mailto:edward-en@fsf.org">edward-en@fsf.org</a>. Put at least one word
594(whatever you want) in the subject and body of the email. Don't send yet.</p>
595
df371bd3 596<p>We want Edward to be able to open the email with your keyfile, so we want this first special message to be unencrypted. Make sure encryption is turned off by using the dropdown menu "Security" and select <i>Do Not Encrypt</i>. Once encryption is off, hit Send.</p>
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598<p class="notes">It may take two or three minutes for Edward to
599respond. In the meantime, you might want to skip ahead and check out the <a
600href="#section6">Use it Well</a> section of this guide. Once you have received a response,
601head to the next step. From here on, you'll be doing just the same thing as
602when corresponding with a real person.</p>
603
604<p>When you open Edward's reply, GnuPG may prompt you for your passphrase
605before using your private key to decrypt it.</p>
606
607</div><!-- End .main -->
608</div><!-- End #step-4a .step -->
609
610<!-- ~~~~~~~~~ a div for each step ~~~~~~~~~ -->
611<div id="step-4b" class="step">
612<div class="sidebar">
613
614<p><img
615src="../static/img/en/screenshots/step4b-option1-verify-key.png"
616alt="Step 4.B Option 1. Verify key" /></p>
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618<p><img
619src="../static/img/en/screenshots/step4b-option2-import-key.png"
620alt="Step 4.B Option 2. Import key" /></p>
621</div><!-- /.sidebar -->
622
623<div class="main">
624
625<h3><em>Step 4.b</em> Send a test encrypted email</h3>
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627<h4>Get Edward's key</h4>
628
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629<p>To encrypt an email to Edward, you need its public key, so now you'll have
630to download it from a keyserver. You can do this in two different ways:</p>
a6c4ddc6 631<p><strong>Option 1.</strong> In the email answer you received from Edward as a response to your first email, Edward's public key was included. On the right of the email, just above the writing area, you will find an "OpenPGP" button that has a lock and a little wheel next to it. Click that, and select <i>Discover</i> next to the text: "This message was signed with a key that you don't yet have." A popup with Edward's key details will follow.</p>
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685d29d0 633<p><strong>Option 2.</strong> Open your OpenPGP Key manager, and under "Keyserver" choose <i>Discover Keys Online</i>. Here, fill in Edward's email address, and import Edward's key.</p>
a6ffc443 634
df371bd3 635<p>The option <i>Accepted (unverified)</i> will add this key to your key manager, and now it can be used to send encrypted emails and to verify digital signatures from Edward.</p>
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636
637<p class="notes">In the popup window confirming if you want to import Edward's key, you'll see many different emails that are all associated with its key. This is correct; you can safely import the key.</p>
638
639<p class="notes">Since you encrypted this email with Edward's public key,
640Edward's private key is required to decrypt it. Edward is the only one with
641its private key, so no one except Edward can decrypt it.</p>
642
df371bd3 643<h4>Send Edward an encrypted email</h4>
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644
645<p> Write a new email in your email program, addressed to <a
646href="mailto:edward-en@fsf.org">edward-en@fsf.org</a>. Make the subject
647"Encryption test" or something similar and write something in the body.</p>
648
df371bd3 649<p>This time, make sure encryption is turned on by using the dropdown menu "Security" and select <i>Require Encryption</i>. Once encryption is on, hit Send.</p>
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652<!-- ~~~~~~~~~ Troubleshooting ~~~~~~~~~ -->
653<div class="troubleshooting">
654
655<h4>Troubleshooting</h4>
656
657<dl>
658<dt>"Recipients not valid, not trusted or not found"</dt>
013b81e2 659<dd>You could get the above error message, or something along these lines: "Unable to send this message with end-to-end encryption, because there are problems with the keys of the following recipients: ..." In these cases, you may be trying to send an encrypted email to someone when you do not have their public key yet. Make sure you follow the steps above to import the key to your key manager. Open OpenPGP Key Manager to make sure the recipient is listed there.</dd>
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661<dt>Unable to send message</dt>
df371bd3 662<dd>You could get the following message when trying to send your encrypted email: "Unable to send this message with end-to-end encryption, because there are problems with the keys of the following recipients: edward-en@fsf.org." This usually means you imported the key with the "unaccepted (unverified) option." Go to the "key properties" of this key by right clicking on the key in the OpenPGP Key Manager, and select the option <i>Yes, but I have not verified that this is the correct key</i> in the "Acceptance" option at the bottom of this window. Resend the email.</dd>
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663
664<dt>I can't find Edward's key</dt>
665<dd>Close the pop-ups that have appeared since you clicked Send. Make sure
666you are connected to the Internet and try again. If that doesn't work, repeat
667the process, choosing a different keyserver when it asks you to pick one.</dd>
668
669<dt>Unscrambled messages in the Sent folder</dt>
670<dd>Even though you can't decrypt messages encrypted to someone else's key,
671your email program will automatically save a copy encrypted to your public key,
672which you'll be able to view from the Sent folder like a normal email. This
673is normal, and it doesn't mean that your email was not sent encrypted.</dd>
674
675<dt class="feedback">Don't see a solution to your problem?</dt>
676<dd class="feedback">Please let us know on the <a
677href="https://libreplanet.org/wiki/GPG_guide/Public_Review">feedback
678page</a>.</dd>
679</dl>
680
681</div><!-- /.troubleshooting -->
682
683<!-- ~~~~~~~~~ Troubleshooting ~~~~~~~~~ -->
684<div class="troubleshooting">
685
686<h4>Advanced</h4>
687
688<dl>
689<dt>Encrypt messages from the command line</dt>
690<dd>You can also encrypt and decrypt messages and files from the <a
691href="https://www.gnupg.org/gph/en/manual/x110.html">command line</a>,
692if that's your preference. The option --armor makes the encrypted output
693appear in the regular character set.</dd>
694</dl>
695
696</div><!-- /.troubleshooting -->
697</div><!-- End .main -->
698</div><!-- End #step-4b .step -->
699
700<!-- ~~~~~~~~~ a div for each step ~~~~~~~~~ -->
701<div id="step-headers_unencrypted" class="step">
702<div class="main">
703
704<h3><em>Important:</em> Security tips</h3>
705
706<p>Even if you encrypt your email, the subject line is not encrypted, so
707don't put private information there. The sending and receiving addresses
708aren't encrypted either, so a surveillance system can still figure out who
709you're communicating with. Also, surveillance agents will know that you're
710using GnuPG, even if they can't figure out what you're saying. When you
711send attachments, you can choose to encrypt them or not,
712independent of the actual email.</p>
713
714<p>For greater security against potential attacks, you can turn off
715HTML. Instead, you can render the message body as plain text. In order
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716to do this in Icedove or Thunderbird, go to "View" &rarr; "Message Body As" &rarr; <i>Plain
717Text</i>.</p>
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719</div><!-- End .main -->
720</div><!-- End #step-headers_unencrypted .step-->
721
722<!-- ~~~~~~~~~ a div for each step ~~~~~~~~~ -->
723<div id="step-4c" class="step">
724<div class="sidebar">
725
726<p><img
727src="../static/img/en/screenshots/step4c-Edward-response.png"
728alt="Step 4.C Edward's response" /></p>
729
730</div><!-- /.sidebar -->
731
732<div class="main">
733
734<h3><em>Step 4.c</em> Receive a response</h3>
735
736<p>When Edward receives your email, it will use its private key to decrypt
737it, then reply to you. </p>
738
739<p class="notes">It may take two or three minutes for Edward to
740respond. In the meantime, you might want to skip ahead and check out the <a
741href="#section6">Use it Well</a> section of this guide.</p>
742
8df3fe60 743<p>Edward will send you an encrypted email back saying your email was received and decrypted. Your email client will automatically decrypt Edward's message.</p>
a6ffc443 744
2a2a4521 745<p class="notes">The OpenPGP button in the email will show a little green checkmark over the lock symbol to show the message is encrypted, and a little orange warning sign which means that you have accepted the key, but not verified it. When you have not yet accepted the key, you will see a little question mark there. Clicking the prompts in this button will lead you to key properties as well.</p>
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747</div><!-- End .main -->
748</div><!-- End #step-4c .step -->
749
750<!-- ~~~~~~~~~ a div for each step ~~~~~~~~~ -->
751<div id="step-4d" class="step">
752<div class="main">
753
754<h3><em>Step 4.d</em> Send a signed test email</h3>
755
756<p>GnuPG includes a way for you to sign messages and files, verifying that
757they came from you and that they weren't tampered with along the way. These
758signatures are stronger than their pen-and-paper cousins -- they're impossible
759to forge, because they're impossible to create without your private key
760(another reason to keep your private key safe).</p>
761
762<p>You can sign messages to anyone, so it's a great way to make people
763aware that you use GnuPG and that they can communicate with you securely. If
764they don't have GnuPG, they will be able to read your message and see your
765signature. If they do have GnuPG, they'll also be able to verify that your
766signature is authentic.</p>
767
768<p>To sign an email to Edward, compose any message to the email address and click the
769pencil icon next to the lock icon so that it turns gold. If you sign a
770message, GnuPG may ask you for your password before it sends the message,
771because it needs to unlock your private key for signing.</p>
772
df371bd3 773<p>In "Account Settings" &rarr; "End-To-End-Encryption" you can opt to <i>add digital signature by default</i>.</p>
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775</div><!-- End .main -->
776</div><!-- End #step-4d .step -->
777
778<!-- ~~~~~~~~~ a div for each step ~~~~~~~~~ -->
779<div id="step-4e" class="step">
780<div class="main">
781
782<h3><em>Step 4.e</em> Receive a response</h3>
783
784<p>When Edward receives your email, he will use your public key (which
785you sent him in <a href="#step-3a">Step 3.A</a>) to verify the message
786you sent has not been tampered with and to encrypt a reply to you.</p>
787
788<p class="notes">It may take two or three minutes for Edward to
789respond. In the meantime, you might want to skip ahead and check out the <a
790href="#section6">Use it Well</a> section of this guide.</p>
791
792<p>Edward's reply will arrive encrypted, because he prefers to use encryption
793whenever possible. If everything goes according to plan, it should say
794"Your signature was verified." If your test signed email was also encrypted,
795he will mention that first.</p>
796
797<p>When you receive Edward's email and open it, your email client will
798automatically detect that it is encrypted with your public key, and
799then it will use your private key to decrypt it.</p>
800
801</div><!-- End .main -->
802</div><!-- End #step-4e .step -->
803</div></section>
804
805<!-- ~~~~~~~~~ Section 5: Learn About the Web of Trust ~~~~~~~~~ -->
806<section class="row" id="section5"><div>
807
808<!-- ~~~~~~~~~ section introduction: interspersed text ~~~~~~~~~ -->
809<div class="section-intro">
810
811<h2><em>#5</em> Learn about the Web of Trust</h2>
812<p><img style="float:right; width:250px; margin-bottom:20px;" src="../static/img/en/screenshots/section5-web-of-trust.png" alt="Illustration of keys all interconnected with a web of lines"/></p>
813
814<p>Email encryption is a powerful technology, but it has a weakness:
815it requires a way to verify that a person's public key is actually
816theirs. Otherwise, there would be no way to stop an attacker from making
817an email address with your friend's name, creating keys to go with it, and
818impersonating your friend. That's why the free software programmers that
819developed email encryption created keysigning and the Web of Trust.</p>
820
821<p>When you sign someone's key, you are publicly saying that you've verified
822that it belongs to them and not someone else.</p>
823
824<p>Signing keys and signing messages use the same type of mathematical
825operation, but they carry very different implications. It's a good practice
826to generally sign your email, but if you casually sign people's keys, you
b8ee01bf 827may accidentally end up vouching for the identity of an imposter.</p>
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829<p>People who use your public key can see who has signed it. Once you've
830used GnuPG for a long time, your key may have hundreds of signatures. You
831can consider a key to be more trustworthy if it has many signatures from
832people that you trust. The Web of Trust is a constellation of GnuPG users,
833connected to each other by chains of trust expressed through signatures.</p>
834
835</div><!-- End .section-intro -->
836
837<!-- ~~~~~~~~~ a div for each step ~~~~~~~~~ -->
838<div id="step-5a" class="step">
839<div class="sidebar">
840
841<p><img
842src="../static/img/en/screenshots/step5a-key-properties.png"
843alt="Section 5: trusting a key" /></p>
844
845</div><!-- /.sidebar -->
846<div class="main">
847
848<h3><em>Step 5.a</em> Sign a key</h3>
849
df371bd3 850<p>In your email program's menu, go to OpenPGP Key Manager and select <i>Key properties</i> by right clicking on Edward's key.</p>
a6ffc443 851
df371bd3 852<p>Under "Your Acceptance," you can select <i>Yes, I've verified in person this key has the correct fingerprint"</i>.</p>
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854<p class="notes">You've just effectively said "I trust that Edward's public
855key actually belongs to Edward." This doesn't mean much because Edward isn't
856a real person, but it's good practice, and for real people it is important. You can read more about signing a person's key in the <a href="#check-ids-before-signing">check IDs before signing</a> section.</p>
857
858<!--<div id="pgp-pathfinder">
859
860<form enctype="application/x-www-form-urlencoded" action="/mk_path.cgi"
861method="get">
862
863<p><strong>From:</strong><input type="text" value="xD41A008"
864name="FROM"></p>
865
866<p><strong>To:</strong><input type="text" value="50BD01x4" name="TO"></p>
867
868<p class="buttons"><input type="submit" value="trust paths" name="PATHS"><input
869type="reset" value="reset" name=".reset"></p>
870
871</form>
872
873</div>End #pgp-pathfinder -->
874</div><!-- End .main -->
875</div><!-- End #step-5a .step -->
876
877<!-- ~~~~~~~~~ a div for each step ~~~~~~~~~ -->
878<div id="step-identify_keys" class="step">
879<div class="main">
880
881<h3>Identifying keys: Fingerprints and IDs</h3>
882
883<p>People's public keys are usually identified by their key fingerprint,
884which is a string of digits like F357AA1A5B1FA42CFD9FE52A9FF2194CC09A61E8
885(for Edward's key). You can see the fingerprint for your public key, and
886other public keys saved on your computer, by going to OpenPGP Key
887Management in your email program's menu, then right clicking on the key
888and choosing Key Properties. It's good practice to share your fingerprint
889wherever you share your email address, so that people can double-check that
890they have the correct public key when they download yours from a keyserver.</p>
891
892<p class="notes">You may also see public keys referred to by a shorter
893keyID. This keyID is visible directly from the Key Management
894window. These eight character keyIDs were previously used for
895identification, which used to be safe, but is no longer reliable. You
896need to check the full fingerprint as part of verifying you have the
897correct key for the person you are trying to contact. Spoofing, in
898which someone intentionally generates a key with a fingerprint whose
899final eight characters are the same as another, is unfortunately
900common.</p>
901
902</div><!-- End .main -->
903</div><!-- End #step-identify_keys .step-->
904
905<!-- ~~~~~~~~~ a div for each step ~~~~~~~~~ -->
906<div id="check-ids-before-signing" class="step">
907<div class="main">
908
909<h3><em>Important:</em> What to consider when signing keys</h3>
910
911<p>Before signing a person's key, you need to be confident that it actually
912belongs to them, and that they are who they say they are. Ideally, this
913confidence comes from having interactions and conversations with them over
914time, and witnessing interactions between them and others. Whenever signing
915a key, ask to see the full public key fingerprint, and not just the shorter
916keyID. If you feel it's important to sign the key of someone you've just
917met, also ask them to show you their government identification, and make
918sure the name on the ID matches the name on the public key.</p>
919
920<!-- ~~~~~~~~~ Troubleshooting ~~~~~~~~~ -->
921<div class="troubleshooting">
922
923<h4>Advanced</h4>
924
925<dl>
926<dt>Master the Web of Trust</dt>
927<dd>Unfortunately, trust does not spread between users the way <a
928href="https://fennetic.net/irc/finney.org/~hal/web_of_trust.html">many people
929think</a>. One of the best ways to strengthen the GnuPG community is to deeply <a
930href="https://www.gnupg.org/gph/en/manual/x334.html">understand</a> the Web of
931Trust and to carefully sign as many people's keys as circumstances permit.</dd>
932</dl>
933
934</div><!-- /.troubleshooting -->
935</div><!-- End .main -->
936</div><!-- End #check-ids-before-signing .step-->
937</div></section><!-- End #section5 -->
938
939<!-- ~~~~~~~~~ Section 6: Use it well ~~~~~~~~~ -->
940<section id="section6" class="row"><div>
941
942<!-- ~~~~~~~~~ section introduction: interspersed text ~~~~~~~~~ -->
943<div class="section-intro">
944
945<h2><em>#6</em> Use it well</h2>
946
947<p>Everyone uses GnuPG a little differently, but it's important to follow
948some basic practices to keep your email secure. Not following them, you
949risk the privacy of the people you communicate with, as well as your own,
950and damage the Web of Trust.</p>
951
952</div><!-- End .section-intro -->
953
954<!-- ~~~~~~~~~ a div for each step ~~~~~~~~~ -->
955<div id="step-6a" class="step">
956<div class="sidebar">
957
958<p><img
959src="../static/img/en/screenshots/section6-01-use-it-well.png"
960alt="Section 6: Use it Well (1)" /></p>
961
962</div><!-- /.sidebar -->
963<div class="main">
964
965<h3>When should I encrypt? When should I sign?</h3>
966
967<p>The more you can encrypt your messages, the better. If you only encrypt
968emails occasionally, each encrypted message could raise a red flag for
969surveillance systems. If all or most of your email is encrypted, people
970doing surveillance won't know where to start. That's not to say that only
971encrypting some of your email isn't helpful -- it's a great start and it
972makes bulk surveillance more difficult.</p>
973
974<p>Unless you don't want to reveal your own identity (which requires other
975protective measures), there's no reason not to sign every message, whether or
976not you are encrypting. In addition to allowing those with GnuPG to verify
977that the message came from you, signing is a non-intrusive way to remind
978everyone that you use GnuPG and show support for secure communication. If you
979often send signed messages to people that aren't familiar with GnuPG, it's
980nice to also include a link to this guide in your standard email signature
981(the text kind, not the cryptographic kind).</p>
982
983</div><!-- End .main -->
984</div><!-- End #step-6a .step -->
985
986<!-- ~~~~~~~~~ a div for each step ~~~~~~~~~ -->
987<div id="step-6b" class="step">
988<div class="sidebar">
989
990<p><img
991src="../static/img/en/screenshots/section6-02-use-it-well.png"
992alt="Section 6: Use it Well (2)" /></p>
993
994</div><!-- /.sidebar -->
995<div class="main">
996
997<h3>Be wary of invalid keys</h3>
998
999<p>GnuPG makes email safer, but it's still important to watch out for invalid
1000keys, which might have fallen into the wrong hands. Email encrypted with
1001invalid keys might be readable by surveillance programs.</p>
1002
1003<p>In your email program, go back to the first encrypted email that Edward
1004sent you. Because Edward encrypted it with your public key, it will have a
1005green checkmark a at the top "OpenPGP" button.</p>
1006
df371bd3 1007<p><strong>When using GnuPG, make a habit of glancing at that button. The program
a6ffc443 1008will warn you there if you get an email signed with a key that can't
df371bd3 1009be trusted.</strong></p>
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1010
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1013
1014<!-- ~~~~~~~~~ a div for each step ~~~~~~~~~ -->
1015<div id="step-6c" class="step">
1016<div class="main">
1017
1018<h3>Copy your revocation certificate to somewhere safe</h3>
1019
1020<p>Remember when you created your keys and saved the revocation certificate
1021that GnuPG made? It's time to copy that certificate onto the safest storage that you have -- a flash drive, disk, or hard drive stored in a safe place in your home could work, not on a device you carry with you regularly. The safest way we know is actually to print the revocation certificate and store it in a safe place.</p>
1022
1023<p>If your private key ever gets lost or stolen, you'll need this certificate
1024file to let people know that you are no longer using that keypair.</p>
1025
1026</div><!-- End .main -->
1027</div><!-- End #step-6c .step -->
1028
1029<!-- ~~~~~~~~~ a div for each step ~~~~~~~~~ -->
1030<div id="step-lost_key" class="step">
1031<div class="main">
1032
1033<h3><em>IMPORTANT:</em> ACT SWIFTLY if someone gets your private key</h3>
1034
1035<p>If you lose your private key or someone else gets a hold
1036of it (say, by stealing or cracking your computer), it's
1037important to revoke it immediately before someone else uses
1038it to read your encrypted email or forge your signature. This
1039guide doesn't cover how to revoke a key, but you can follow these <a
1040href="https://www.hackdiary.com/2004/01/18/revoking-a-gpg-key/">instructions</a>.
1041After you're done revoking, make a new key and send an email to everyone
1042with whom you usually use your key to make sure they know, including a copy
1043of your new key.</p>
1044
1045</div><!-- End .main -->
1046</div><!-- End #step-lost_key .step-->
1047
1048<!-- ~~~~~~~~~ a div for each step ~~~~~~~~~ -->
1049<div id="webmail-and-GnuPG" class="step">
1050<div class="main">
1051
1052<h3>Webmail and GnuPG</h3>
1053
1054<p>When you use a web browser to access your email, you're using webmail,
1055an email program stored on a distant website. Unlike webmail, your desktop
1056email program runs on your own computer. Although webmail can't decrypt
1057encrypted email, it will still display it in its encrypted form. If you
1058primarily use webmail, you'll know to open your email client when you receive
1059a scrambled email.</p>
1060
1061</div><!-- End .main -->
1062</div><!-- End #webmail-and-GnuPG .step-->
1063
1064<!-- ~~~~~~~~~ a div for each step ~~~~~~~~~ -->
1065<div id="step-6d" class="step">
1066<div class="main">
1067
1068<h3>Make your public key part of your online identity</h3>
1069
1070<p> First add your public key fingerprint to your email signature, then
1071compose an email to at least five of your friends, telling them you just
1072set up GnuPG and mentioning your public key fingerprint. Link to this guide
1073and ask them to join you. Don't forget that there's also an awesome <a
1074href="infographic.html">infographic to share.</a></p>
1075
1076<p class="notes">Start writing your public key fingerprint anywhere someone
1077would see your email address: your social media profiles, blog, Website,
1078or business card. (At the Free Software Foundation, we put ours on our
1079<a href="https://fsf.org/about/staff">staff page</a>.) We need to get our
1080culture to the point that we feel like something is missing when we see an
1081email address without a public key fingerprint.</p>
1082
1083</div><!-- End .main-->
1084</div><!-- End #step-6d .step-->
1085</div></section><!-- End #section6 -->
1086
1087<!-- ~~~~~~~~~ Section 7: Next steps ~~~~~~~~~ -->
1088<section class="row" id="section7">
1089<div id="step-click_here" class="step">
1090<div class="main">
1091
1092<h2><a href="next_steps.html">Great job! Check out the next steps.</a></h2>
1093
1094</div><!-- End .main -->
1095</div><!-- End #step-click_here .step-->
1096</section><!-- End #section7 -->
1097
1098<!-- ~~~~~~~~~ FAQ ~~~~~~~~~ -->
1099<!-- When un-commenting this section go to main.css and search
1100for /* Guide Sections Background */ then add #faq to the desired color
1101<section class="row" id="faq"><div>
1102<div class="sidebar">
1103
1104<h2>FAQ</h2>
1105
1106</div>
1107<div class="main">
1108
1109<dl>
1110<dt>My key expired</dt>
1111<dd>Answer coming soon.</dd>
1112
1113<dt>Who can read encrypted messages? Who can read signed ones?</dt>
1114<dd>Answer coming soon.</dd>
1115
1116<dt>My email program is opening at times I don't want it to open/is now my
1117default program and I don't want it to be.</dt>
1118<dd>Answer coming soon.</dd>
1119</dl>
1120
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