From: zoe1 Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2021 23:14:46 +0000 (+0200) Subject: Edits Greg X-Git-Url: https://vcs.fsf.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=80b64e115aa4675afff03fed7c7fddb4ed72be37;p=enc-live.git Edits Greg --- diff --git a/en/index.html b/en/index.html index ea3cf92..afda63e 100644 --- a/en/index.html +++ b/en/index.html @@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ connection, an email account, and about forty minutes.

of people you communicate with, and makes life difficult for bulk surveillance systems. If you do have something important to hide, you're in good company; these are the same tools that whistleblowers use to protect their identities -while shining light on human rights abuses, corruption and other crimes.

+while shining light on human rights abuses, corruption, and other crimes.

In addition to using encryption, standing up to surveillance requires fighting politically for a .

href="https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html">freely licensed; it's completely transparent and anyone can copy it or make their own version. This makes it safer from surveillance than proprietary -software (like Windows or Mac OS). Learn more about free software at fsf.org.

Most GNU/Linux operating systems come with GnuPG installed on them, @@ -609,6 +609,21 @@ page. + + +

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GnuPG,OpenPGP, what?

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In general, the terms GnuPG, GPG, GNU Privacy Guard, OpenPGP and PGP +are used interchangeably. Technically, OpenPGP (Pretty Good Privacy) is the +encryption standard, and GNU Privacy Guard (often shortened to GPG or GnuPG) +is the program that implements the standard. Most email programs provide an interface for GnuPG. There is also a newer version of GnuPG, called GnuPG2.

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+ @@ -660,7 +675,7 @@ alt="Step 2.A: Set your passphrase" />

Step 2.a Make a keypair

Make your keypair
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We will use the command line to create a keypair using the gnupg program. This should be installed on your Gnu/Linux operating system. +

We will use the command line to create a keypair using the gnupg program. This should be installed on your GNU/Linux operating system. Open a terminal using ctrl + alt + t, or find it in your applications, and use the following code to create your keypair:

# gpg --full-generate-key to start the process.

@@ -702,11 +717,11 @@ If Gnupg is not installed, it would bring up the following result: sudo apt install gnupg. Follow that command and install the program.
I took too long to create my passphrase
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That's ok. It's important to think about your passphrase, when you're ready, just follow the steps to create your key again.
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That's okay. It's important to think about your passphrase, when you're ready, just follow the steps to create your key again.
How can i see my key?
-Use the following command to see all keys gnupg --list-keys. Yours should be listed in there, and later, so will Edward's (step 3). If you want to see only your key, you can use gnupg --list-key [your@email] +Use the following command to see all keys gnupg --list-keys. Yours should be listed in there, and later, so will Edward's (section 3). If you want to see only your key, you can use gnupg --list-key [your@email] You can also use gnupg --list-secret-key to see your own private key.
More resources
@@ -714,8 +729,8 @@ You can also use gnupg --li href="https://www.gnupg.org/gph/en/manual/c14.html#AEN25">The GNU Privacy Handbook. Make sure you stick with "RSA and RSA" (the default), because it's newer and more secure than the algorithms the documentation -recommends. Also make sure your key is at least 2048 bits, or 4096 if you -want to be extra secure. +recommends. Also make sure your key is at least 4096 if you +want to be secure.