PGP with
Mulberry
About PGP and Public Key
Cryptography
With PGP, you can protect the privacy of
your email messages and files by encrypting them so that only the
intended recipients can read them. You can also digitally sign
messages and files, which ensures their authenticity. A signed message
verifies that the information within it has not been tampered with in
any way.
PGP is based on a widely accepted encryption technology
known as public key cryptography in which two complementary keys - a
key pair - are used to maintain secure communications. To send someone
a private email message, you use a copy of that person's public key to
encrypt the information, which only they can decipher by using their
private key. Conversely, when someone wants to send you encrypted
mail, they use a copy of your public key to encrypt the data, which
only you can decipher by using a copy of your private key.
You
can also use your private key to sign the email you send to others.
The recipients can then use their copy of your public key to determine
if you really sent the email and whether it has been altered while in
transit. When someone sends you email with their digital signature,
you use a copy of their public key to check the digital signature and
to make sure that no one has tempered with the contents.
PGP and
Pretty Good Privacy are registered trademarks of Network Associates,
Inc. and/or its Affiliated Companies in the US and other
countries.
Getting Started:
PGP is an
advanced email add-on and is not an easy install. If you are not
familiar with PGP then you should read the Introduction
to Cryptography (pdf format) guide before beginning the
install.
What You'll Need:
- A way to
save your private key (floppy, zip, etc.)
- Mulberry installed
(available here)
Installation Instructions for
PGP:
PGP for
Mulberry (Cannot be used with Mulberry
3.0.3)
Information about GPG (replacement for
PGP):
