Anyone use PGP email encryption? I'm having a problem.

Minstrel Boy

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Wed Dec-29-04 12:10 AM
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Anyone use PGP email encryption? I'm having a problem.

I've installed - twice now - the PGP freeware to read an encrypted email that's been sent to me, but it's not accepting my passphrase and doesn't recognize my email address. Even though, according to the icon in my tray, everything's okey dokey.

Anyone have an idea what I'm doing wrong? (Because it HAS to be me.)

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BeTheChange

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Wed Dec-29-04 12:52 AM
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1. Did you install the key from the person who's email you are trying to read

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Minstrel Boy

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Wed Dec-29-04 01:13 AM
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3. Short answer, I don't know.

Edited on Wed Dec-29-04 01:15 AM by Minstrel Boy

Here's the thing: there's a URL in the email, and when I open that up it prompts me to key in my passphrase, which it doesn't accept. It doesn't even recognize my email. But the software is there, and when I open it up it shows my correct address.

There was nothing in the email that I can ID as a key to be installed.

I'm pretty hopeless with this cloak and - well, let's just hope it's cloak stuff.

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BeTheChange

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Wed Dec-29-04 01:20 AM
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4. Okay...

So the deal with pgp is that normally you have to have some kind of public or shared key to get to the point where you have to use a password.

If it's a link, it just doesnt sound like pgp.

Did you download PGPi? http://www.pgpi.org/products/pgp/

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Minstrel Boy

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Wed Dec-29-04 01:32 AM
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6. I downloaded PGP8

And there's nothing encrypted looking about the body of the email. Just contact info and a message to "note the pgp info below," which is a url that includes "keys.pgpstore" and on that page I see PGP Universal login, and a box for PGP universal web messenger, and the request to enter my passphrase to see the message.

Thanks for your help, by the way!

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BeTheChange

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Wed Dec-29-04 01:51 AM
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7. Ahh.. pgp.com

That place scares me, I dont know if Id really trust it for my encryption needs.

Sorry, I cant be of much help with this one. I just know old school pgp :)

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Minstrel Boy

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Wed Dec-29-04 01:55 AM
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8. Thanks anyway

Maybe I'll have better luck with it in the morning.

:hi:

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BeTheChange

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Wed Dec-29-04 01:21 AM
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5. One question

Do you see a part of the email with a whole bunch of random shit and like --- PGP Key--- at the top?

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Skittles

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Wed Dec-29-04 12:58 AM
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2. sans glasses I read that as PCP

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