From: k054 Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2015 15:21:01 +0000 (-0500) Subject: https://rt.gnu.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=1065068 X-Git-Url: https://vcs.fsf.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=e9de05a9f691466bec7dc5fc6fbefa19780e8f9d;p=enc-live.git https://rt.gnu.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=1065068 --- diff --git a/en/index.html b/en/index.html index b46788b..23985cb 100644 --- a/en/index.html +++ b/en/index.html @@ -183,7 +183,7 @@

Your public key isn't like a physical key, because it's stored in the open in an online directory called a keyserver. People download it and use it, along with GnuPG, to encrypt emails they send to you. You can think of the keyserver as a phonebook; people who want to send you encrypted email can look up your public key.

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Your private key is more like a physical key, because you keep it to yourself (on your computer). You use GnuPG and your private key to descramble encrypted emails other people send to you. You should never share you public key with anyone, under any circumstances.

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Your private key is more like a physical key, because you keep it to yourself (on your computer). You use GnuPG and your private key to descramble encrypted emails other people send to you. You should never share you private key with anyone, under any circumstances.

In addition to encryption and decryption, you can also use these keys to sign messages and check the authenticity of other people's signatures. This process helps stop impersonators. We'll discuss this more in the next section.