Step 1.b Install the Enigmail plugin for your email program
- -In your email program's menu, select Add-ons (it may be in the Tools -section). Make sure Extensions is selected on the left. Do you see Enigmail? -Make sure it's the latest version. If so, skip this step.
- -If not, search "Enigmail" with the search bar in the upper right. You -can take it from here. Restart your email program when you're done.
- -There are major security flaws in versions of GnuPG prior to 2.2.8, and -Enigmail prior to 2.0.7. Make sure you have GnuPG 2.2.8 and Enigmail 2.0.7, -or later versions.
-Step 2.a Make a keypair
-The Enigmail Setup wizard may start automatically. If it doesn't, select -Enigmail → Setup Wizard from your email program's menu. You don't need -to read the text in the window that pops up unless you'd like to, but it's -good to read the text on the later screens of the wizard. Click Next with -the default options selected, except in these instances, which are listed -in the order they appear:
+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
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- On the screen titled "Encryption," select "Encrypt all of my messages -by default, because privacy is critical to me." +
- On the screen titled "Signing," select "Don't sign my messages by -default." + -
- On the screen titled "Key Selection," select "I want to create a new -key pair for signing and encrypting my email." +- What does RSA mean - +- Why the 4096 keysize - -
- On the screen titled "Create Key," pick a strong password! You can +
- On the screen titled "Passphrase," pick a strong password! You can
do it manually, or you can use the Diceware method. Doing it manually
is faster but not as secure. Using Diceware takes longer and requires
dice, but creates a password that is much harder for attackers to figure
@@ -751,10 +716,7 @@ punctuation symbol. Never pick a password you've used elsewhere. Don't use
any recognizable patterns, such as birthdays, telephone numbers, pets' names,
song lyrics, quotes from books, and so on.
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The program will take a little while to finish the next -step, the "Key Creation" screen. While you wait, do something else with your -computer, like watching a movie or browsing the Web. The more you use the -computer at this point, the faster the key creation will go.
+When the "Key Generation Completed" screen pops up, select Generate Certificate and choose to save it in a safe place on @@ -769,6 +731,16 @@ email self-defense, as you'll learn more about in Section
Troubleshooting
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- GnuPG is not installed +
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GPG is not installed. You can check if this is the case with +
gnupg --version +
If Gnupg is not installed, it would bring up the following result: +
Command 'gpg' not found, but can be installed with: + sudo apt install gnupg +
Then follow that command and install the program: + sudo apt install gnupg gnupg2
+
- I can't find the Enigmail menu.
- In many new email programs, the main menu is represented by an image of three stacked horizontal bars. Enigmail may be inside a section called -- 2.25.1
To answer what kind of key you would like to create, select the default option
Enter the following keysize:
Choose the expiration date, we suggest
Follow the prompts to continue setting up with your personal details.
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