Lab PGP

1. Download PGP Desktop 9.0
2. Install PGP using

In the process of installation assistant, generate your key pairs and allow your public key to go public at keyserver.pgp.com so that your friends can use it.

3 Check your email. Record your public key and the finger print at the Comment below this blog posting. What's the key length PGP generates?

4. Use your Friend A's public key to encrypt a file, using PGP zip. Email this encrypted file to your Friend A and Friend B. Verify that A can decrypt the file while B cannot.

You are invited to do Part II of Lab PGP.

FAQ: What's PGP?