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What can I use GPG for?
GPG, or GNU Privacy Guard, is a public key cryptography implementation. This allows for the secure transmission of information between parties and can be used to verify that the origin of a message is genuine.
Can you use PGP on phone?
To use OpenPGP encryption with support for PGP/MIME on an Android device, you will require additional apps from the Google Play Store. This help article explains OpenPGP encryption based on the apps Squeaky Mail and PGP KeyRing.
What can I use instead of PGP?
Modern alternative: nacl/box and nacl/secretbox. These are general-purpose replacements for encrypting any kind of data. They support public-key and secret-key encryption, respectively, and both use secure modern modes and ciphers.
What is GPG / PGP and how do I use it?
What is GPG / PGP GnuPG (more commonly known as GPG) is an implementation of a standard known as PGP (Pretty Good Privacy). It uses a system of “public” and “private” keys for the encryption and signing of messages or data. Understanding public vs. private keys
How to use gpg to send and receive messages securely?
To use GPG to send and receive messages securely, first you must generate a key pair. NOTE: If you want to be able to add a comment to the key, change the bit size (e.g. RSA 2048 or 4096) or algo, or other extra key options you might wish to adjust, you should use gpg –full-generate-key instead:
Why does GPG assume imported public keys are unsafe?
By default, GPG will assume imported public keys are unsafe, and will nag you to confirm that you’re absolutely certain you want to sign/verify/decrypt/encrypt something for a certain key. For example, if you try to encrypt a message for Privex Support, you’ll likely see something like this:
Which is the default key in GPG settings?
GPG Configuration Options (Using the GNU Privacy Guard) –default-key name. Use name as the default key to sign with. If this option is not used, the default key is the first key found in the secret keyring. Note that -u or –local-user overrides this option. This option may be given multiple times.